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Suspected Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo top 900 as health workers struggle with aid cuts

Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, DR Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026.
Red Cross workers bury an Ebola victim at the Rwampara Cemetery, in Rwampara, DR Congo, Saturday, May 23, 2026. © Moses Sawasawa, AP

As the number of suspected Ebola cases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo passed 900 over the weekend, health workers said that the chaos left by years of fighting and local government failures has been compounded by sweeping cuts to international aid budgets.

The number of suspected Ebola cases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo passed 900 as of Sunday, Congolese authorities said.

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