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Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DRC as epidemic spreads, warns WHO chief

A medical worker directs motorists to a screening checkpoint, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, 23 May 2026.
A medical worker directs motorists to a screening checkpoint, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, 23 May 2026. © Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

The head of the World Health Organization says more than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 101 confirmed cases.

"As surveillance efforts have been scaled up in the DRC Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Sunday in a social media post addressing violence in the country that is making it difficult to identify infections and provide care.

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