# Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/77387

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-28 16:26 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/28/ebola-cases-surpass-8000-as-drc-struggles-to-control-outbreak?traffic_source=rss

> Government data show 8,067 Ebola cases and 3,901 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a 48.4 percent fatality rate. Mistrust of government measures, weak health infrastructure, conflict and the lack of an approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain are hampering the response.

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