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Africa CDC confirms an Ebola outbreak in Ituri, DRC, with cross‑border concern after an imported case in Uganda (Global health)
May 16, 20262 reports
May 16, 2026
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Africa CDC confirms an Ebola outbreak in Ituri, DRC, with cross‑border concern after an imported case in Uganda (Global health)
The BBC, citing Africa CDC and other sources, reports an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Ituri province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with tallie…
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Science news: a large Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in northern DRC raises alarm—field tests can miss the species, and no licensed vaccines/therapies exist (public health)
A May 16, 2026 Science article reports the DRC Ministry of Health announcement of an Ituri outbreak caused by Ebola Bundibugyo, with 246 suspected cases and 80 …
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