2026 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa: Quick Facts

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Oct. 7, 2026

Facts

Date	April 2026 - present
Location	Africa • Central Africa • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Uganda

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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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