### [2026-09-11](/feed/2026/09/11/index.md)

##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
# A case of Ebola is reported in the Sud-Ubangi province, making it the seventh province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the outbreak has spread to. 




### Sources:

1. [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/ebola-congo-outbreak-spreads-b3048824.html)

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