DRC Ebola cases climb as CDC urges avoiding affected provinces
Monday, June 22, 2026 · 7 min
DRC Ebola outbreak reports now list 956 confirmed cases and 247 deaths, with contact tracing below target as CDC advises avoiding nonessential travel to Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
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DRC Ebola outbreak reports now list 956 confirmed cases and 247 deaths, with contact tracing below target as CDC advises avoiding nonessential travel to Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
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- DR Congo reports 956 confirmed Ebola cases, 247 deaths-Xinhua — Xinhua
DR Congo reports 956 confirmed Ebola cases, 247 deaths-Xinhua # DR Congo reports 956 confirmed Ebola cases, 247 deaths Source: Xinhua| 2026-06-21 09:08:15|Editor: huaxia Medical workers are seen at an Ebola treatment center in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 20, 2026. The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has…
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Background sources
- UNICEF Responds to Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda | UNICEF USA — UNICEF USA
- Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda | HAN | CDC — CDC
- CDC asks staff to volunteer to help with Ebola screenings at airports amid DRC outbreak - ABC News — ABC News
- Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda - ECDC scales up support on the ground — Europa
- Response to Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda — Worldbank
- DRC Ebola response strained a month after WHO declares international emergency — Reuters Agency
- Aid supplies reach heart of Congo's Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa - ABC News — ABC News
- Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Ebola Disease Caused by Bundibugyo Virus — Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, May 2026 | MMWR — MMWR