DRC battles uncontrolled Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organisation warns that the Democratic Republic
of Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centres
for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history

SOUTH UBANGI: Becomes seventh
affected province after disease
spreads from eastern DRC

ITURI: Remains worst-affected
province despite 26% drop in cases
between Aug 31 and Sep 20

NORTH KIVU: Emerging as new Ebola
hotspot, with 73% surge in cases

DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
CONGO

BURUNDI

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.

REP. OF
CONGO

RWANDA

SOUTH SUDAN

TANZANIA

UGANDA

BAS-UÉLÉ

HAUT-UÉLÉ

SOUTH
KIVU

TSHOPO

Beni
Bunia
Buta
Goma
Isiro
Kampala
Kisangani

Congo

Lake
Victoria

200km
125 miles

Provinces
with confirmed
Ebola cases

Cities/districts
with confirmed
Ebola cases

Cases and deaths (Sep 22, 2026)

DRC: 7,820 confirmed cases
and 3,779 confirmed deaths

Uganda: 20 confirmed cases
and two confirmed deaths

France: One confirmed case in
doctor who returned from DRC

Case fatality rate: 48.2%

DR
CONGO
UGANDA
Kinshasa
500km
310 miles

Sources: AP, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Reuters
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