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medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-11
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Africa's top health body warns Congo's Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading beyond epicenter
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-11
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Claim 1 of 7Not checkedThe fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in eastern Congo is rapidly spreading beyond its epicenter.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedfastest-growing outbreak on record
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Claim 2 of 7Not checkedNew cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province but risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele, according to Africa CDC.View evidenceHide evidence
As statednew cases more than doubled to 381 in the latest three-week period, from 165 in the earlier period
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Claim 3 of 7Not checkedLatest government figures released Thursday reported 6,843 cases and 3,310 deaths, with Ituri remaining the hardest-hit province.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated6,843 cases; 3,310 deaths; more than 5,400 cases in Ituri; over 1,000 in North Kivu
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Claim 4 of 7Not checkedAfrica CDC said the outbreak is being fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers' strike and intense population movements, especially at displacement sites.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 7Not checkedThe WHO has said the outbreak remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, which killed more than 11,000 people.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 7Not checkedCongo has begun vaccinating health and other front-line workers with the Ervebo vaccine, and clinical trials are underway to find a licensed vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 7 of 7Not checkedAfrica CDC said vaccination trials started in eastern Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele provinces, with vaccinations in Ituri set to start next week, and supply remains limited at 70,000 doses received so far.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Implementing an intra outbreak ring vaccination clinical trial for Sudan Ebola virus disease within four days of outbreak notification in Uganda.
Emerging Microbes & Infections · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Protecting health care during the Bundibugyo virus disease response in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: operational guidance
2026 · Crossref
The 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Virology, epidemiology, continental response, and research priorities.
2026 · Europe PMC
Ring and community vaccination for Bundibugyo virus outbreak response: a stochastic network modelling study.
The Lancet. Infectious Diseases · 2026 · PubMed
SeqSet: Emergence of a new Bundibugyo virus variant in the 2026 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
Pathoplexus · 2026 · Crossref
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