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Ebola in Congo

The Congo confirms 550 cases of Ebola and more than 100 deaths

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A hospital on the outskirts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, where Ebola cases are isolated.
A hospital on the outskirts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, where Ebola cases are being isolated. Abubaker Lubowa / Reuters
09/06/2026
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have counted 101 deaths from the Ebola outbreak declared on May 15 in the northeast of the country, in a province bordering South Sudan and Uganda. So far, 550 cases of this disease have been confirmed in Congo.

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