The Ebola outbreak in Congo has expanded to six provinces.

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14/08/2026
Data released by the Congolese Ministry of Health on the 14th shows that as of the 12th, the current Ebola outbreak has spread to 6 out of the 26 provinces in the country, with a total of 4,665 confirmed cases reported, of which 2,184 have resulted in death. The Congolese Ministry of Health stated on the 14th that the Ebola outbreak has spread to the Lower Uele Province in the northern part of the country, currently affecting Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Upper Uele, Lower Uele, and Tshopo provinces, with Ituri Province remaining the "epicenter" of the outbreak.