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WHO: 321 confirmed Ebola cases in DRC, 116 more suspected cases

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Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Tuesday said there are 116 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and 321 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

There have been 41 deaths and six people have recovered, while in Uganda there have been nine confirmed cases and one associated death, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva.

The Africa ​Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, Congo's ​17th Ebola outbreak, on May 15, and the World Health Organization swiftly declared it a public health emergency ‌of international ⁠concern.

(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin; editing by Matthias Williams)

Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Congolese health workers who recovered from the Ebola virus pose for a photograph at the Evangelical Medical Center (CEM), as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM.

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