Nurse Killed, Health Worker Injured in Ebola Response Attack in DR Congo
A nurse was killed and a health worker injured on October 26, 2026, when a mob attacked responders to an Ebola case in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, fueled by misinformation about the outbreak.
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| Oct 26, 7:56 PM | news.sky.com | Ebola cases in DRC surpass 10,000 as nurse treating patients is killed by machete-wielding mob |
| Oct 26, 7:56 PM | news.sky.com | Nurse treating Ebola patients killed by machete-wielding mob |
| Oct 26, 9:40 AM | straitstimes.com | Protesters kill longtime nurse treating Ebola patients in Congo |
| Oct 26, 9:25 AM | telegraph.co.uk | Nurse accused of spreading Ebola murdered by mob |
| Oct 26, 8:01 AM | africanews.com | Nurse killed, health worker injured in DR Congo Ebola attack |
| Oct 26, 5:00 AM | news.un.org | Ebola: UN officials condemn killing of nurse in DR Congo |
| Oct 25, 9:21 PM | aljazeera.com | Attackers kill nurse, injure health worker responding to DRC Ebola case |