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2026 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa
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Health workers in full protective gear disinfect an isolation ward in a hospital room during the Ebola outbreak in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. A health worker in protective clothing checks the temperature of a masked patient arriving by motorcycle taxi at Rwampara Hospital, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health workers in protective suits carry a coffin at a cemetery in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as mourners watch during an Ebola outbreak burial.
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2026 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa: References & Edit History

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  • Kara Rogers
    Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added information on confirmed cases and the spread of the outbreak to Nigeria and Kenya. Nov 02, 2026
Updated information on cases, deaths, and severity of the 2026 Ebola outbreak. Aug 18, 2026
Updated information on confirmed cases and deaths as of July 21, 2026. Jul 23, 2026
Updated information on confirmed cases and deaths as of July 7, 2026. Jul 09, 2026
Added mention of the first Ebola case detected outside of Africa and linked to the outbreak. Jun 24, 2026
New article added. May 29, 2026
Photos added. May 29, 2026
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