WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones

FILE PHOTO: Members of a civil protection team tasked with safely burying people suspected of having died from Ebola attend a daily briefing before deploying to the field in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 13, 2026.

FILE PHOTO: Members of a civil protection team tasked with safely burying people suspected of having died from Ebola attend a daily briefing before deploying to the field in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 13, 2026.(REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)


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Sept 25 — The World ​Health Organization said on Friday ‌that the Ebola ⁠outbreak ​caused by ⁠the Bundibugyo ‌virus in ‌the Democratic Republic ⁠of ⁠the Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing ‌the ​total number affected to 63 across seven provinces.

The newly affected zones are Bulu in ​Sud ‌Ubangi ‌province and ⁠Dungu in Haut-Uele province, which borders South ‌Sudan.

(Reporting by ​Bipasha Dey ‌in ⁠Bengaluru; ​Editing by Toby ​Chopra)

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