HealthCongo Ebola Nears 5,000 Cases as Attack Cripples Response TeamsAired August 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Three Ebola response ambulances were0:01vandalized and a driver was injured in0:04an attack [music] August 17th in Aru, in0:06Ituri province, cutting the ability to0:08move patients and contacts as the0:10outbreak climbs.0:11>> [music]0:11>> National health authorities put the0:13total at nearly 5,000 confirmed cases0:15and more than 2,300 deaths as of August0:1715th, with Ituri still the epicenter.0:20>> [music]0:20>> The violence is not isolated. Two days0:22before the Aru attack on the health0:24teams, five civilians were killed and 500:26farmers were abducted in Mambasa0:28territory [music] in the same province.0:30Insecurity that displaces farmers and0:32severs the access routes responders0:33need. Losing three ambulances at once0:36means fewer vehicles to isolate [music]0:38the sick, transfer samples, and trace0:40contacts at a moment when teams are0:42already stretched to [music] find and0:43monitor every exposure. The confirmed0:45picture is a health emergency growing in0:47Ituri while attacks take vehicles and0:49personnel out of service and civilians0:51[music] face killing and abduction that0:53further limits movement and care.0:56Like and follow for more stories that0:58matter.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗Related coverageBackgroundOct 21 09:53 UTCAbuja Ebola patient in isolation as Nigeria traces 44 contactsBackgroundOct 21 08:18 UTCKenya’s Ebola cases reach nine as first quarantined contacts near release