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Congo Confirms Bundibugyo Ebola Case, Quarantines 30 Contacts

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC · How we work

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Acting governor Jean-Rene Galekwa Vundawe confirmed an Ebola case in Sud-Ubangi, the seventh province.
Institute for Biomedical Research said the patient carried the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
Over 30 contacts were quarantined after the deceased traveled through South Kivu, Rwanda, Uganda, Ituri, Tshopo.
WHO warned the outbreak could exceed the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic as Congo began giving Ervebo vaccine to frontline staff.

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Acting governor Jean-Rene Galekwa Vundawe confirmed an Ebola case in Sud-Ubangi, the seventh province.
Institute for Biomedical Research said the patient carried the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
Over 30 contacts were quarantined after the deceased traveled through South Kivu, Rwanda, Uganda, Ituri, Tshopo.
WHO warned the outbreak could exceed the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic as Congo began giving Ervebo vaccine to frontline staff.