A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo
Health officials said 837 cases have been confirmed and 196 people have died as the outbreak spreads in eastern Congo.
- A 16-month-old baby and their mother have recovered from Ebola in eastern Congo, marking a rare positive event during the ongoing outbreak in the region.
- They left the Rwampara Treatment Center near Bunia in Ituri province, accompanied by five other Ebola survivors.
- Health officials reported 837 confirmed Ebola cases and 196 deaths in Congo so far during this outbreak.
- Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned the outbreak could become the worst on record due to many contacts of infected patients still not traced.
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Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 196, authorities say
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has escalated to 837 confirmed cases and 196 deaths, as reported by government health data released on Tuesday.Authorities say there have been 29 new cases and four additional deaths in the previous 24 hours, highlighting the ongoing active transmission of the virus.Health officials indicate that the outbreak remains concentrated in eastern DR Congo, where sustained community spread and geog…
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A 16-month-old and his mother recover from Ebola in rare good news from outbreak in Congo
A 16-month-old baby and his mother have recovered from Ebola in eastern Congo. They left the Rwampara Treatment Center on Tuesday, along with five others who also recovered.
Ebola in Ituri: seven survivors leave the Rwampara TEC, including the first baby cured since the outbreak began Image media Patient sea 17/06/2026 - 10:08 Body A wind of hope blew Tuesday at the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) of the Rwampara Reference General Hospital, where seven people cured of Ebola virus disease officially returned to their families after several days of medical care.
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