# DR Congo steps up Ebola surveillance along Congo River

https://mins.news/en/item/29049

- CGTN, 2026-08-21 09:13 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-21/DR-Congo-steps-up-Ebola-surveillance-along-Congo-River-1PN0Ilxm9eU/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched a three-month emergency operation to curb Ebola’s spread along the Congo River. The initiative increases monitoring at ports and river routes, community alerts, isolation and treatment capacity, and prepares mobile laboratories and vessel-quarantine plans. It has received $9 million in UN funding.

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