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Ebola spreads to seventh DRC province as gov’t insists cases are declining

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sahel + Sudan + DRC region

detected 2026-09-12T21:00:38Z updated 2026-09-12T21:00:38Z

Ebola has reached a seventh DR Congo province after an infected man travelled through Rwanda and Uganda.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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Category
• Disease outbreak
Severity
High
Confidence
Low
Sources
1
Location
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