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How Virunga Park protects people and gorillas from Ebola in eastern DRC

Health checkpoints and surveillance aim to contain the outbreak and protect endangered mountain gorillas.

Al Jazeera Aug 2, 2026, 3:46 AM Captured Aug 2, 2026, 4:25 AM

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Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – As Ebola cases continue to emerge in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Virunga National Park – Africa’s oldest – is strengthening health measures to protect communities and the endangered mountain gorillas living in it.

The measures are part of the park’s emergency response after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and neighbouring Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May.

“It is a terrible disease and one that poses a threat first and foremost to human populations.

Protected areas such as Virunga National Park are vast natural spaces where there are no human populations.

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A 4/100 risk

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Report confidence: 80%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 1
Sentences checked: 34
Method: origin-framing-v2

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+4 · 68% confidence

Park officials say two suspected cases have been identified at the checkpoints and referred to public health authorities for monitoring. “If, unfortunately, cases do arise beyond the checkpoint, we are able to trace them and all the contacts who were travelling with them, and this enables us to monitor any potential cases that may be on the move,” de Merode said.

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They act as barriers to the spread of the disease,” Emmanuel de Merode, director-general of Virunga National Park, told Al Jazeera.
Uncertainty qualifiers 1
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The measures are part of the park’s emergency response after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and neighbouring Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May.
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Park officials say two suspected cases have been identified at the checkpoints and referred to public health authorities for monitoring. “If, unfortunately, cases do arise beyond the checkpoint, we are able to trace them and all the contacts who were travelling with them, and this enables us to monitor any potential cases that may be on the move,” de Merode said.

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