### [2026-05-27](/feed/2026/05/27/index.md)

##### 2026 Central Africa Ebola epidemic
# World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could worsen the outbreak in the country including Ituri Province. 




### Sources:

1. [Free Malaysia Today](https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/05/27/who-chief-says-dr-congo-facing-catastrophic-collision-of-ebola-and-war)

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