{"id":14897,"date":"2026-11-11T10:46:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-exceeds-11000-cases\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T10:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:46:31","slug":"dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-exceeds-11000-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-exceeds-11000-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s worst-ever outbreak of Ebola has now reached more than 11,000 confirmed cases, official Congolese figures showed on Wednesday, as armed conflict hampers the\u00a0response.<\/p>\n

The 17th outbreak of the virus in the DRC\u2019s history was officially declared in May but experts believe it emerged weeks or even months earlier.<\/p>\n

It has infected 11,042 people in the DRC and caused 5,387 deaths, according to the National Institute of Public Health.<\/p>\n

Around 2,990 people have recovered from Ebola, which is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids and causes severe hemorrhagic fever.<\/p>\n

Ebola has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n

The worst outbreak previously recorded in the DRC killed nearly 2,300 people out of 3,500 cases between 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n

The latest outbreak began in northeastern Ituri province and has since spread to seven other provinces, with most cases concentrated in Ituri and North Kivu.<\/p>\n

Cases have also been reported in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

No approved vaccines or treatments exist currently for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the latest outbreak.<\/p>\n

Last month, the World Health Organization announced that Ervebo, a vaccine approved for use against the more common Zaire strain of Ebola, would be put through a full human trial in the DRC to see if it offered any cross-protection against Bundibugyo.<\/p>\n

Security in eastern DRC is another challenge in fighting the health crisis.<\/p>\n

Ituri province is one of the most volatile and clashes between armed groups and violence against health workers regularly occur.<\/p>\n

A health centre treating Ebola patients was set on fire on Sunday by youths in Lolwa in Ituri province, health authorities said.<\/p>\n

Clashes between local militia on the same day temporarily suspended the health response in the area of Fataki, according to the UN.<\/p>\n

Islamic State-affiliated rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have carried out deadly attacks in several areas of Ituri, Haut-Uele and North Kivu in recent days, local and security sources said.<\/p>\n

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