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Ituri province, DRC. Photograph: EPA The [World Health Organization](https://www.theguardian.com/world/world-health-organization) (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts
efforts to scale up a response adding that responders were "playing catch-up". Ebola has also been reported in DR Congo's North and South Kivu provinces, as well as in neighbouring Uganda, where there
Ituri province in the northeast of the country. Concern is high regarding the potential spread of the virus, with efforts to control it complicated by a [precarious security situation](/news/2024/2/21/a-guide-to-the-decades-long-conflict-in-dr-congo) in the affected area, which
Ebola outbreak in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, which killed nearly 2,300 people. Lessons from that outbreak highlighted the dangers of delayed responses, insufficient healthcare infrastructure and community mistrust. Experts warned
efforts have been scaled up in the DRC’s Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far. Ebola is a viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids
response efforts and countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at high risk from the disease. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” said
province, an area controlled by the [Rwanda-backed M23 rebels](/news/2022/8/4/rwanda-backing-m23-rebels-in-drc-un-experts), the group’s spokesman said on Thursday. Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease, which the World Health Organization has declared
province in the northeastern DRC on Friday near the borders with Uganda and South Sudan, according to Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). As of Saturday, the centre had reported
Ituri provinces between 2018 and 2020 lasted for nearly two years, with insecurity and community mistrust repeatedly disrupting contact tracing, vaccination and response activities. ![A woman balancing a sack of belongings on her head stands
efforts would take time. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was "deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic," and pointed to the emergence of cases in urban areas, the deaths
province, to “strengthen the response to the ongoing Ebola epidemic.” The team includes field epidemiologists, as well as specialists in data collection, risk communication, and community mobilisation. The DRC has seen an average
response to the virus. The attack took place on Thursday in Rwampara, in Ituri province, where health workers have been struggling to contain the disease in an area with few medical facilities and where many
Ituri province on Friday and there are already hundreds of suspected cases, including one that crossed the border into Uganda. The latest strain of the virus has no vaccine either, according to the Africa Centres
Ituri province. There are already hundreds of suspected cases, including one that crossed the border into Uganda. The latest strain of the virus has no vaccine either, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control
efforts to handle the crisis. Local leaders said an attack by militants linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 17 people on Tuesday night in Alima village in Ituri, a province that