The World Health Organization chief warned Wednesday that conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was dramatically complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak and urged an immediate ceasefire. "Eastern DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. The WHO has recorded 10 confirmed Ebola deaths and 220 suspected deaths in DR Congo since mid-May, while also recording a further 900 suspected cases since Kinshasa declared the outbreak on May 15. The United Nations' health agency said the true spread of the virus was probably much wider. Experts have said it was probably circulating for some time. The mineral-rich region has been scarred by violence from various armed groups for more than three decades. Since 2021, the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 insurgent group has seized swathes of territory and fighting has stepped up since the start of 2025.
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