Unconfirmed rumor / developing • Disease outbreak

Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affected

Name: Ebola spreads to two new zones in DRC; 60 areas now affected
Start: 2026-08-28T22:15:09Z
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

lat/lon -4.441900, 15.266300 detected 2026-08-28T22:15:09Z updated 2026-08-28T22:15:09Z

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗