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DR Congo reports over 10,000 Ebola cases as the outbreak spreads abroad, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the Bundibugyo virus

DW27 October 2026, 11:15 UTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo has reported more than 10,000 Ebola cases and nearly 4,900 deaths. The outbreak involves a virus for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment, complicating efforts to contain its spread.

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