Congo has confirmed at least 282 Ebola cases in its growing outbreak. The outbreak is focused in eastern Ituri province with 264 confirmed cases there.

The outbreak is threatening to overwhelm health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while nine cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda.

Congo and Uganda face a severe Ebola outbreak with 263 confirmed cases and 43 deaths, prompting urgent health responses.

The outbreak is mainly concentrated in Ituri Province, where 264 cases have been recorded

Congo has confirmed at least 282 Ebola cases in its growing outbreak. The outbreak is focused in eastern Ituri province with 264 confirmed cases there.

Congolese authorities say there are now at least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola in its ongoing outbreak

Survivors’ recoveries seen as vital message in Congo’s expanding Ebola crisis

One nurse started feeling dizzy while he checked on patients. The vomiting started just minutes later

The disease has killed 42 people in Congo and one person in neighboring Uganda.

The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.

Medical workers prepare to transfer the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 25, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]