New Ebola outbreak in Congo suspected of causing 15 deaths
[September 05, 2025]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new Ebola outbreak in Congo is suspected of
causing 15 deaths among 28 people with symptoms, the health ministry in
the central African country said Thursday.
It's the 16th outbreak of Ebola in Congo, and Health Minister
Samuel-Roger Kamba said the fatality rate, estimated at 53.6%, showed
the gravity of the situation.
The confirmed case was of a 34-year-old pregnant woman in the locality
of Boulapé, in southern Kasai province. Research on the suspected cases
was ongoing.
“To date, the provisional report shows 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths,
including 14 in Boulapé and 1 in Mweka, as well as four health care
workers,” Kamba said.
The suspected cases and deaths presented symptoms such as fever,
vomiting, diarrhea and heavy bleeding.
The World Health Organization said it dispatched its experts alongside
Congo’s Rapid Response Team to Kasai province to strengthen disease
surveillance, treatment and infection prevention and control in health
facilities. It is also delivering supplies including personal protective
equipment, mobile laboratory equipment and medical supplies.
Congo has a stockpile of treatments and of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine, WHO
said.
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Health workers dressed in protective gear begin their shift at an
Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC, Tuesday, July 16, 2019.
(AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
 “We’re acting with determination to
rapidly halt the spread of the virus and protect communities,” said
Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO regional director for Africa.
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be contracted through
bodily fluids such as vomit, blood, or semen. The disease it causes
is a rare but severe — and often fatal — illness in people.
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