# WHO warns Ebola outbreak in three African countries is becoming ‘more complex’

https://mins.news/en/item/111710

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-22 19:31 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/who-warns-more-complex-ebola-outbreak-now-present-in-3-african-countries?traffic_source=rss

> The WHO says the Ebola outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread across East and West Africa, creating a more complex situation. Officials are investigating where Nigeria’s first confirmed patient was infected and whether she encountered Kenya’s first case at a Ugandan airport. More than 4,000 people have died in the DRC outbreak.

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