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outbreak is in DRC’s northeastern province of Ituri, close to the borders with Uganda and South Sudan, whose status as a gold-mining hub leads to people regularly crossing it. The virus has also
outbreak’s epicentre is in the northeastern province of Ituri [on the border with Uganda](/video/newsfeed/2026/5/16/outbreak-of-rare-strain-of-ebola-claims-at-least-65-lives-in-dr-congo) and South Sudan, whose status as a gold-mining hub leads to people regularly crisscrossing it. The virus
Ebola cases in DRC – a country of more than 100 million people – is its 17th outbreak since the virus was first identified in 1976. The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency over
DRC, Uganda and South Sudan would be diverted to the Washington-Dulles international airport for screening. “The US is putting in place travel measures to limit risk,” said Satish Pillai, the CDC’s Ebola response