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Ebola death toll passes 200 in DRC-Uganda outbreak
Published by Albis · 19 Jun 2026
Africa CDC says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has reached 894 confirmed cases and 204 deaths, with cases up nearly 40% in a week and up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts
- • The rising toll marks a clear shift from outbreak alert to a severe active regional emergency.
- • Public-health transmission chain.
- • Relatives of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, were photographed in Bunia as health workers prepared her body for burial.
- • Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak had claimed 204 deaths and reached 894 confirmed cases, The Independent reported.
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Ebola Death Toll In The Drc Uganda Outbreak Passes 200
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