Democratic Republic of Congo
Britishnoun
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A rare strain of Ebola has reached territory controlled by Islamic State militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a place too dangerous for health workers fighting to stop the deadly virus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has killed 238 people and infected 1,077 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country’s health ministry—making it the third-largest Ebola epidemic in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The US isolation centre in Kenya is intended to treat US citizens believed to have been exposed to the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, according to US officials.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Sometime during my six years in the States, I began to hate the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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