# Ebola outbreak remains out of control in Congo 6 months into response

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ebola-outbreak-remains-out-of-control-in-congo-6-months-into-response/
- Published: 2026-11-15T21:07:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T21:20:57+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ebola-outbreak-remains-out-of-control-in-congo-6-months-into-response
- Topics: Africa, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 11,000 cases.
- Nearly half of those infected have died.
- Cases have spread to three other African countries.

## Summary

Six months after Congo declared its Ebola outbreak, it remains uncontrolled, with more than 11,000 cases and nearly half of those infected reported dead. It is the deadliest of the country’s 17 outbreaks and could exceed the 11,000 deaths recorded in West Africa from 2014 to 2016.

The virus has spread to eight of Congo’s 26 provinces, while 80% of new cases are being detected outside health surveillance. Contact tracing and isolation remain inadequate; strikes over unpaid wages and concerns about more than $700 million in aid that remains unaccounted for have further strained the response. Children account for 35% of deaths recorded through 4 November, and cases have also been confirmed in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda.

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