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A healthcare worker in protective clothing is disinfected by a colleague inside a treatment center for Ebola patients in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000

By Dieudonne Dirole and Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

A healthcare worker speaks to Ebola patients inside a treatment center in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

Congolese politician is killed for defending Ebola efforts as mistrust complicates response

By Sebastien Kitsa Musayi and Eve Brennan - Associated Press

Health workers who are members of the safe and dignified burial team prepare to bury Abineno Justine, a 38 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations for health workers in the epicenter of the outbreak

By Constant Same Bagalwa - Associated Press

A specialist handles blood bags inside a laboratory at a hospital during a regional congress focused on strengthening laboratory capacity and preparedness following lessons from Ebola and COVID-19, in Lome, Togo, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Erick Kaglan)

West African scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection

By Erick Kaglan - Associated Press

Health workers who are members of the safe and dignified burial team prepare to bury Abineno Justine, a 38 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

WHO sees ‘encouraging signs’ in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging

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Health workers who are members of the safe and dignified burial team disinfect a coffin to bury Abineno Justine, a 38 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s Ebola burial teams battle community anger, fatigue and fear of infection

By Constant Same Bagalwa and Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

Health workers bury the coffin of Neema Minaro, a 66 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000

By Constant Same Bagalwa and Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

A health worker pauses after disinfecting a treatment center for Ebola patients, in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

Schools reopen in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

By Constant Same Bagalwa - Associated Press

Residents and frontline workers embark on Ebola outbreak awareness campaign in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

By Constant Same Bagalwa and Saleh Mwanamilongo - Associated Press

Congo’s Health Minister Roger Kamba administers an Ebola vaccine to a health care worker in Kisangani, Congo, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Samy Kamanga)

Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

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Parents who came for their children's school resumption sit inside an office of a school in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa)

Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on

By Constant Same Bagalwa and Ope Adetayo - Associated Press

In this photo released by UNICEF, officials inspect doses of Ebola (Zaire) vaccines upon arrival at Ndjili International Airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Ndomba Mbikayi/UNICEF via AP)

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations to fight country’s worst outbreak on record, health minister says

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People dressed in protective gear unload a coffin containing the remains of six-year-old Baudjo Baraka Jules, who died of Ebola, for a burial service in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet

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Residents and frontline workers embark on Ebola outbreak awareness campaign in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)

Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine as it grapples with unprecedented outbreak

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Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Here’s data that shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass history’s largest

By Chinedu Asadu - Associated Press

People dressed in protective gear prepare to lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

By Chinedu Asadu and Constant Same Bagalwa - Associated Press

Adults and children search for gold at a mining site in Iga-Barrière, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Mobile gold miners in eastern Congo complicate health workers’ efforts to contain Ebola

By Constant Same Bagalwa and Mark Banchereau - Associated Press

A health worker sprays disinfectant in a freshly dug grave for the body of Jacques Lobo Dhena, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country’s worst with over 2,300 dead

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Wiza Bondele, a health worker on the prevention and control team, is seen at work in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

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Rubble set on fire as health workers involved in Congo's Ebola response go on strike as they protest over payment issues in Bunia, Congo, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa)

This Ebola outbreak has claimed over 2,000 lives. Here’s why it is so hard to contain

By Cara Anna and Monika Pronczuk - Associated Press