Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spreads to new areas with rising cases in North Kivu province

Updated 2026-10-13 · told from many outlets at once

Over 4,000 people have died from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the deadliest since the 2018-2020 epidemic.

• More than 4,000 people have died from the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is the largest and deadliest outbreak since 2018-2020.

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