See…you bastards didn't freak over Hantavirus…so now we got Ebola…thanks!
New Ebola outbreak confirmed in remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
Officials concerned about risk of spread amid intense population movement
The Associated Press · Posted: May 15, 2026 4:47 AM MDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
Health officials on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.
The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent's top public health body, said in a statement.
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be contracted through bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.
"Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been reported in Bunia, pending confirmation," the agency said, referring to the capital of Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.
It said preliminary laboratory results have detected the virus in 13 of 20 samples tested.
The latest outbreak comes around five months after Congo's last Ebola outbreak was declared over after 43 deaths.
Concern about risk of further spread
Ituri is in a remote eastern part of Congo characterized by poor road networks, and is more than 1,000 kilometres from the nation's capital of Kinshasa.
Africa CDC said it is concerned about the risk of further spread due to intense population movement, mining-related mobility in Mongwalu, insecurity in affected areas, gaps in contact listing and control challenges.
The proximity of affected areas to Uganda and South Sudan also raises concerns, it said.
The agency said it is convening an urgent high-level coordination meeting Friday with health authorities from Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, together with key partners including UN agencies and other countries.
"The meeting will focus on immediate response priorities, cross-border coordination, surveillance, laboratory support, infection prevention and control, risk communication, safe and dignified burials, and resource mobilization," it said.
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