### [2026-05-21](/feed/2026/05/21/index.md)

##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
# Residents protesting the handling of the public health crisis set ablaze an Ebola treatment center in the Ituri Province after Congolese police fired warning shots and tear gas. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/5/21/ebola-tensions-rise-as-treatment-center-torched-in-congos-ituri)
2. [Journal Gazette](https://www.journalgazette.net/news/world/residents-burn-an-ebola-treatment-center-in-congo-as-anger-grows-over-the-outbreak/article_d7ab59d4-edec-5ae1-9210-951ead4f2292.html)
3. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/congo-police-fire-warning-shots-burial-dispute-after-suspected-ebola-death-2026-05-21/)

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