The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.
A health worker in protective equipment carries out safe burial procedures beside the coffin of a suspected Ebola victim outside a family home in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 24, 2026.
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Weak clinics, mistrust and insecurity strain Ebola response in eastern DR Congo
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongbwalu residents split over disease threat and government response
Dread and denial at the heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Dread and denial at heart of deadly DRC Ebola outbreak
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Dread, denial at heart of deadly DRC Ebola outbreak
Weak clinics, mistrust and insecurity strain Ebola response in eastern DR Congo-
An Ebola outbreak is devastating Mongbwalu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Many residents deny the virus's existence,…
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The town of Mongbwalu, the latest Ebola outbreak's ground zero, is on the turf of the self-proclaimed Cooperative for the…
