DR Congo-Ebola Outbreak/WHO
DR Congo-Ebola Outbreak/WHO
Dateline : Aug 10, 2026/File
Location : Democratic Republic of Congo
Duration : 1'13
FILE: Geneva, Switzerland - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters, WHO logo
FILE: Kinshasa, DR Congo - 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. National flag of DR Congo
FILE: Ituri, DR Congo - May 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Motorcyclists
4. Notice for Ebola prevention
5. Various of health worker taking temperature for people
6. Various of camp of internally displaced people
FILE: Bunia, Ituri, DR Congo - June 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Medical workers wearing protective suits
8. Medical worker carrying out disinfection
9. Funeral in progress
10. Medical worker carrying out disinfection
11. Various of residents outside Ebola treatment center, resident washing hands
12. Various of camps
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may have begun as early as February, months before it was officially declared in May, according to genetic sequencing studies, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said Monday.
Speaking at a press conference in Bunia, capital of the eastern Ituri Province and the epicenter of the outbreak, WHO Regional Director for Africa Mohamed Yakub Janabi said genetic sequencing indicated that the virus had likely been circulating for months before the outbreak was detected.
The DRC officially declared outbreaks of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus on May 15.
According to the latest figures released by local authorities, the DRC had recorded 4,209 confirmed cases, including 1,916 deaths, as of Aug 7.
ID : 8493753
Published : 2026-08-11 04:45
Last Modified : 2026-08-11 17:16:36
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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