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]

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

Health authorities have confirmed more than 260 cases of the virus in the two countries and are investigating another 1,100 possible infections.

More than 1,100 people were suspected of having contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, the head of the African Union's health agency said on…

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

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]