Update on Ebola outbreak in DRC

WBUR

Published June 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM EDT

NPR reports from the frontline town fighting to contain Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reporter Emmet Livingstone has the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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