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A second treatment facility for suspected Ebola cases was burned down in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at a hospital in the province at the center of the outbreak, causing 18 patients who doctors believe have contracted the disease to flee into the local community.
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SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026Unidentified attackers burned down a tent being used to treat Ebola victims in Mongbwalu, a town in the DRC’s Ituri Province—the region where the outbreak is concentrated, the Associated Press first reported citing the hospital’s director.
At least 18 people with suspected cases of Ebola fled during the attack, Dr. Richard Lokudi, director of
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