# Thousands flee Ebola-hit camp in Congo, raising fears of disease spread

https://mins.news/en/item/82230

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 17:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/thousands-flee-congo-ebola-hit-camp-stoking-concerns-about-disease-spread-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abe91c47ce48c0001626ed1

> Thousands of displaced residents fled an Ebola-hit camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after soldiers entered the site, according to UN and Congolese officials, heightening concerns that the disease could spread.

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