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G7 leaders call for strong, coordinated response to Ebola outbreak

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U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, European Council President Antonio Costa, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Kenya's President William Ruto and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on international investment partnerships during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, European Council President Antonio Costa, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Kenya's President William Ruto and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on international investment partnerships during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Christian Hartmann Reuters

PARIS - G7 leaders called on Tuesday for a strong and coordinated response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo, urging other nations to dedicate resources in a bid to ensure the virus remains contained to as small an area as possible.

"We continue to closely monitor the situation as it evolves, along with our partners, to ensure that this dangerous virus does not spread, including across borders," they said in a statement.

(Reporting by Michel Rose, Dominique Vidalon and Richard Lough; Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

Congolese healthcare workers participate in an accelerated training session, at the newly built tents by the Samaritan's Purse International Relief, at the Scott Powell Memorial Ebola Treatment Center, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere
Congolese healthcare workers participate in an accelerated training session, at the newly built tents by the Samaritan's Purse International Relief, at the Scott Powell Memorial Ebola Treatment Center, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Gradel Muyisa Mumbere Reuters

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This story was originally published June 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM.

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