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DR Congo begins vaccinating against largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak

Name: DR Congo begins vaccinating against largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak
Start: 2026-08-29T18:45:09Z
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

lat/lon -4.441900, 15.266300 detected 2026-08-29T18:45:09Z updated 2026-08-29T18:45:09Z

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses have been sent to DR Congo in hope they prove effective against the Bundibugyo strain.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗