Alarm as Ebola spreads into new areas of DR Congo
Key takeaways
- Cases are being identified in new health zones on a near-daily basis, warns the WHO’s head of epidemiology.
- The United Nations agency reports a further 119 cases are suspected in the DRC, as the virus starts to spread to new areas.
- Olivier le Polain, the WHO’s head of epidemiology and analytics, said that cases were being identified in new health zones within the three affected provinces on a near-daily basis.
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Cases are being identified in new health zones on a near-daily basis, warns the WHO’s head of epidemiology.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, Ituri province, DRC, June 12 [AFP]By AFP and Reuters Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026Ebola has spread to new areas of north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including a crowded displacement camp, raising fears that the country’s near-month-long outbreak is entering a more dangerous phase and larger scale than previously thought.
The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, is showing signs of local transmission in newly affected communities as response measures lag, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday.