A medical worker disinfects a quarantine room inside an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 21 May 2026, as health teams work to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak.
Medical workers carry out full disinfection procedures before the burial of a suspected Ebola victim in Rwampara town, near Bunia, Ituri Province, DRC, on 21 May 2026, in line with safe-burial protocols to prevent further transmission.
Specialised safe-burial teams in Rwampara town, Ituri Province, conduct decontamination before interring a suspected Ebola fatality on 21 May 2026 — a critical step in breaking transmission chains during the DRC outbreak.
Health responders in protective gear disinfect the site before burying a suspected Ebola victim in Rwampara, near Bunia, on 21 May 2026 — reflecting WHO-recommended dignified and safe-burial practices during active outbreaks.
The Ebola outbreak, first detected in Ituri Province, has reportedly spread to North Kivu and South Kivu provinces of the DRC as of 21 May 2026, raising concern among regional health authorities about cross-border containment.
An Ebola isolation site is burned in Rwampara town, near Bunia, Ituri Province, DRC, on 21 May 2026 — a decontamination measure used to destroy potentially infectious material at the facility.
Responders set an Ebola isolation facility on fire in Rwampara town, Ituri Province, on 21 May 2026 as part of containment efforts — a practice intended to eliminate residual viral contamination at used treatment sites in the DRC.
A medical worker screens a local journalist for fever in Bunia, Ituri Province, DRC, on 21 May 2026 — with temperature checks now mandatory for all entrants in the outbreak zone as authorities monitor for new Ebola cases.