Ebola in Tshopo: Nurse targeted and killed amid rumors in Bafwasende

A nurse and a primary school director, both involved in the Ebola response, were attacked by youths in Bafwasende on October 24, 2026, after being accused of spreading the virus in a water source. The nurse died at the scene, while the director was seriously injured as they returned from their field near the general hospital, according to zone chief Dr. Likilo Marcel. Marcel reported other recent attacks on health workers and called for police and military reinforcements to protect them. Bafwasende has recorded 19 Ebola cases, including nine deaths, five recoveries, two patients hospitalized and three confirmed cases who fled care.