Ebola testing has improved in DRC, but still isn't nearly enough

Published June 11, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Sophia Mulei, a laboratory technologist, works with a control sample inside the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. The lab is one of the primary centers for the testing of Ebola samples.

The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.

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(Image credit: Hajarah Nalwadda)

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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