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DR Congo Reports 7,022 Ebola Cases in Seven Provinces

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC · How we work

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The Democratic Republic of Congo reports 7,022 Ebola cases and 3,398 deaths as the outbreak spreads to a seventh province.
The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo Ebola species, marking Congo’s 17th Ebola epidemic.
The WHO warns staff, partner and funding shortages are bottlenecking the expanding Ebola response.
Authorities report 837 patients are in isolation or treatment.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo reports 7,022 Ebola cases and 3,398 deaths as the outbreak spreads to a seventh province.
The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo Ebola species, marking Congo’s 17th Ebola epidemic.
The WHO warns staff, partner and funding shortages are bottlenecking the expanding Ebola response.
Authorities report 837 patients are in isolation or treatment.