WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones

Posted - Sept. 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

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FILE PHOTO: Members of a civil protection team tasked with safely burying people suspected of having died from Ebola attend a daily briefing before deploying to the field in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 13, 2026.(REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)

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Sept 25 — The World Health Organization said on Friday ‌that the Ebola ⁠outbreak caused by ⁠the Bundibugyo ‌virus in ‌the Democratic Republic ⁠of ⁠the Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing ‌the total number affected to 63 across seven provinces.

The newly affected zones are Bulu in Sud ‌Ubangi ‌province and ⁠Dungu in Haut-Uele province, which borders South ‌Sudan.

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey ‌in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones

Posted - Sept. 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

FILE PHOTO: Members of a civil protection team tasked with safely burying people suspected of having died from Ebola attend a daily briefing before deploying to the field in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 13, 2026.(REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)

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WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones

Posted - Sept. 25, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

FILE PHOTO: Members of a civil protection team tasked with safely burying people suspected of having died from Ebola attend a daily briefing before deploying to the field in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 13, 2026.(REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)

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