# Ebola outbreak spreads in Congo as contact tracing falls far short, Africa CDC chief says

https://mins.news/en/item/74521

- Reuters, 2026-09-25 20:10 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/congo-ebola-contact-tracing-falls-far-short-outbreak-spreads-africa-cdc-chief-2026-09-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab6d51f29ff15000115018a

> Health authorities responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have identified only around 30,000 people who may have been exposed, compared with more than 400,000 expected to be found through contact tracing, a senior Africa CDC official told Reuters.

## Stories

- [Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak.md

## Related coverage

- [Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control](https://mins.news/en/item/76826) — ABC News, 2026-09-28
- [DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says](https://mins.news/en/item/74662) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-25
- [How mistrust helped create an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo](https://mins.news/en/video/73741) — Reuters, 2026-09-25