Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected
The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo's North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo's Ministry of Health data.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 28, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET
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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to 2 new health zones, bringing total to 60 areas affected(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones(opens original report in a new tab)Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo — ABC News
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