2026 Ituri Province Ebola epidemic

When

15 May 2026

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

0.80° S, 28.02° E

Description

epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Deaths

1407

Placed at the middle of the 2 countries Wikidata lists.

The 2026 Ebola epidemic is an outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) mainly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries. Initial cases were reported on 14 May 2026 in the Ituri Province. It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and began five months after the end of the previous outbreak.

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