In Congo, 112 healthcare workers have been infected with Ebola and 35 have died.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because an Ebola flare-up that jumps a porous DRC border into a city or refugee corridor can overwhelm fragile health systems fast, and the only real brakes are limited vaccine stockpiles and rapid-response teams that take days to deploy.
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"Some 112 healthcare workers have been infected with the virus, and 35 have lost their lives so far in Congo."
"At least 112 healthcare workers have been infected with the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, while some 35 have lost their lives in the DRC, according to the latest data from the African Union's specialised public health agency."
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- A humanitarian doctor tested positive for Ebola in France, the first case on French territory, after flying from DRC on 23 June 2026.
- The French Ebola patient recovered after two negative PCR tests and was discharged, French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said.
- Five other passengers on the doctor's Air France flight were identified as possible contacts and placed in isolation.
- An Ebola case was recently confirmed in Kisangani, a major DRC city 600 km from the outbreak epicentre.
- The US placed itself on alert over the DRC Ebola outbreak, implementing stepped-up surveillance and entry restrictions on airline travelers.