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Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM · 1 min read
Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province — WPLG Local 10, Coral Gables Health news
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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday.The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering the Central African Republic. The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously.Authorities have recorded at least 9,400 cases, including over 4,500 deaths, in the outbreak declared in mid-May, making it the deadliest in Congo’s history.The virus has spilled over into other countries including neighboring Uganda, which has since declared itself free of the disease, and Kenya, which recorded a seventh case on Saturday. Central African Republic has not recorded any confirmed cases.Ituri province in eastern Congo remains the disease's epicenter, accounting for almost three quarters of confirmed cases, according to the government’s most recent data, which shows 66

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