Attacks on health workers hamper Congo Ebola fight, Africa CDC warns

The Africa CDC issued a warning on Thursday that increasing violence against health workers and facilities is hindering the containment of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since late September, reports include four armed attacks, 16 assaults on responders, and 11 targeted health facilities, including a recent attack by the Allied Democratic Forces that killed 66 people. The reporting emphasizes that insecurity is now a primary obstacle to the response, causing more than 1,000 contacts to be lost to follow-up while the outbreak has already infected 11,114 people and killed 5,433.

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The Africa CDC warned on November 12, 2026, that escalating violence is severely hindering the response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since the outbreak was declared on May 15, government data shows it has infected 11,114 people and killed 5,433. Wessam Mankoula of the Africa CDC reported that four armed attacks, 16 assaults on responders, and 11 health facilities being burned or targeted have disrupted operations, with violence becoming increasingly deadly since late September. A specific attack on Cantine-Aloya in North Kivu by the Allied Democratic Forces, a group linked to Islamic State, killed 66 people, including three health workers. The insecurity has resulted in more than 1,000 contacts being lost to follow-up, and three confirmed Ebola cases remain unaccounted for. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that insecurity is "one of the greatest obstacles" to the response, as it restricts humanitarian access and makes it difficult to reach communities. Experts warned that the continuing violence risks reversing the progress made over the past six months.

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• WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that insecurity was now "one of the greatest obstacles" to the Ebola response, restricting humanitarian access, disrupting operations and making it harder to reach communities quickly •

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The outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has infected 11,114 people and killed 5,433, according to Congolese government data REUTERS

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Attacks on health workers hamper Congo Ebola fight, Africa CDC warns DAKAR, Nov 12 - asserted

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Attacks on health workers and facilities are increasingly hindering efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 5,400 people, Africa's top public health agency said on Thursday. asserted

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The incidents included four armed attacks, 16 assaults on responders and 11 health facilities that were burned or otherwise targeted, Africa CDC's Wessam Mankoula said at a press briefing on Thursday • asserted

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Attacks had become increasingly deadly since late September, he said • asserted

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An attack on Cantine-Aloya in North Kivu last week by the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group linked to Islamic State, killed 66 people, including three health workers, Mankoula said • asserted

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More than 1,000 contacts were lost to follow-up and three confirmed Ebola cases remain unaccounted for • asserted

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At a separate briefing, World Health Organization experts said continuing violence risked "reversing the progress made over the past six months" asserted

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The outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has infected 11,114 people and killed 5,433, according to Congolese government data REUTERS uncertain

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