A new Ebola outbreak has been recorded in Congo's Ituri region, with suspected cases and deaths mainly in Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones. The disease is highly contagious and can be contracted through bodily fluids. The new outbreak is the country's 17th since the disease first emerged in 1976, and Ituri is a remote part of Congo with poor road networks and ongoing violence.
May 15, 2026 at 2:11 AMFILE - Health workers walk with a boy suspected of having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo , Sept 9, 2018.
new Ebola outbreakThe deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
“Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been reported in Bunia, pending confirmation,” the agency said. is highly contagious and can be contracted through bodily fluids such as vomit, blood, or semen. The disease it causes is rare but severe, and often fatal.after 43 deaths. The new outbreak is the country’s 17th since the disease first emerged in the Congo in 1976.
An Ebola outbreak from 2018 to 2020 in eastern Congo killed more than 1,000 people. Ituri is in a remote part of Congo characterized by poor road networks, and is more than 1,000 kilometers from the nation’s capital of Kinshasa.
The new outbreak will create more worry for the Central African country, which has been battling various armed groups in the east, including the M23 rebel group, which launchedIturi in particular is also battling violence from the Islamic State-linked Allied Democratic Force militant group which has killed dozens there and in other parts of the east. Congo, Africa's second-largest country by land area, often faces logistical challenges in responding to disease outbreaks.
During last year's outbreak, which lasted three months, the World Health Organizationin delivering vaccines due to limited access and scarce funds. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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