Ebola detected in a seventh province in DR Congo as outbreak widens
Ebola has been detected in South-Ubangi province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, extending the country's current outbreak to a seventh province. Local authorities said laboratory analysis confirmed the virus after a suspected case was identified in the Bulu health district. Officials said the province borders the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, raising concern about possible cross-border exposure.The acting governor of South-Ubangi, Jean-Rene Galekwa Vundawe, said the sample was tested by the national biomedical research institute in Kinshasa and found to contain the Bundibugyo virus, the rare strain linked to the current outbreak. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, who heads the National... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Sep 2026 16:00 LONDON
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