DR Congo, Ebola outbreak kills 80

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17/5/2026 FTS 10.30  The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported the death of 80 people due to a new Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province, located in the eastern part of the country. teleSUR These and more stories now!  🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.ins tagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:01At the same time, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Kondo reported the deaths of 80 people

00:07due to a new Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province, located in the eastern part of the country.

00:12The Health Minister Samuel Roher Kamba Mulamba confirmed on Friday night that deaths conducted on Thursday

00:19identified eight new cases of the virus in several districts, raising the total number of suspected cases to 246.

00:26In response to the emergency, the Congolese government activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Center,

00:35strengthened epidemiological surveillance and laboratory testing, and deployed rapid response teams.

00:41Additionally, the continent's main public health agency officially declared the outbreak in Ituri,

00:47with an initial death toll of 65 as of Friday morning, sparking fears among residents.

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