### [2026-08-6](/feed/2026/08/6/index.md)

##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
# Congolese health authorities monitor passengers from a boat near Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a traveler died from Ebola complications. 




### Sources:

1. [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/06/congo-ebola-outbreak-ituri-protest-health-workers/6b8ab3b6-9175-11f1-9fdc-0a725c989a7b_story.html)

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