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Laboratories Run Out of Supplies, Delaying Ebola Testing in Congo

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Laboratories Run Out of Supplies, Delaying Ebola Testing in Congo
Laboratories Run Out of Supplies, Delaying Ebola Testing in Congo

Doctors Without Border (MSF) personnel at the Elikya clinic Ebola treatment center prepare to enter the hospital rooms for Ebola patients in Bunia, in eastern Congo, on June 5, 2026. Glody Murhabazi/AFP via Getty ImagesMultiple laboratories in Congo, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, are unable to carry out testing because they’re waiting for supplies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Labs in Goma, Bukavu, and Lwiro zones “are currently experiencing stockouts,” WHO officials said in a situation report dated June 7 and published on June 9.