# Ebola is a 'terrifying disease' as DRC conflict and overwhelmed health system hamper response

https://mins.news/en/video/78393

- France 24 English, 2026-09-29 10:08 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5UvJGmOKJ8

> An Ebola outbreak is hitting a region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo already devastated by decades of armed conflict, insecurity and an overwhelmed health system. As the epicentre moves from Ituri to North Kivu, transmission is accelerating, while health workers in densely populated Butembo face an impossible situation.

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- [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

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