DRC: Nord-Ubangi becomes the eighth province affected by Ebola

Author: actualite.cdPublished on: October 19, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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DRC: Nord-Ubangi becomes the eighth province affected by Ebola

Two Ebola cases have been confirmed in Nord-Ubangi province, which has 11 health zones. It is now the eighth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 26 provinces affected by the outbreak, declared on May 15 and previously reported in seven other provinces. The disease’s spread to Nord-Ubangi also puts neighboring countries, including the Central African Republic and Cameroon, at risk. The latest official figures cited put the death toll from Ebola in the DRC at 4,561.

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