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Ebola strain in DR Congo has 'very high lethality rate:' Health minister

LBC International 16 May 2026
The Ebola strain in the latest outbreak in DR Congo has a "very high lethality rate," and there ...
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No vaccine for new highly lethal Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns, as death toll hits 80

France24 16 May 2026
A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has caused at least 246 suspected ...
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Ebola death toll rises to 80 in Eastern DR Congo

The Peninsula 16 May 2026
Kinshasa. The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that the death toll from the renewed Ebola outbreak in the country's eastern region has risen to 80 ... .
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DR Congo warns new Ebola outbreak poses high fatality, spread risk: minister

China.dot.org 16 May 2026
KINSHASA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Roger Kamba, health minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warned Saturday that the newly declared Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of Ituri ...
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New Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo kills 65

RTE 16 May 2026
A new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health officials said, with neighbouring Uganda also confirming one related death ... His body was repatriated the same day ... .
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Bundibugyo Ebola strain kills dozens in DR Congo

Taipei Times 16 May 2026
A rare strain of Ebola with no approved vaccine or treatment might have circulated undetected for weeks in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) before killing dozens of people.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Over 80 dead, 246 cases reported in Ituri province; health emergency declared

The Times of India 16 May 2026
Uganda on Friday also confirmed an imported Ebola case linked to DR Congo ... The agency has called for joint action with DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan and other partners to strengthen surveillance and ...
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Feature: Ebola outbreak stirs fear, uncertainty in eastern DR Congo's Ituri Province

China.dot.org 16 May 2026
KINSHASA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- In Rwampara, a crowded town on the outskirts of Bunia, capital of Ituri Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola arrived first as whispers.
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