DR Congo Ebola Response Held Back by Armed Attacks: 400 to 500 Infections Still Found Each Week, Cases Pass 11,000
UN News reported on November 13, 2026, that UN Senior Ebola Response Coordinator Julien Harneis said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread, with repeated deadly attacks on civilians and frontline health workers by armed groups obstructing efforts to stop transmission, and more people killed by Allied Democratic Forces fighters than by Ebola in recent days.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, said about 400 to 500 cases of infection are still being identified every week. The outbreak, declared in May and caused by Bundibugyo virus, has become the country's largest yet and is spreading faster than any previous outbreak.
According to the UN, more than 11,000 cases have been confirmed to date and more than 5,000 people have died, with the outbreak concentrated in the vast east and northeast provinces. (Source: UN News)
Source: UN News
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