Anthrax Outbreak Kills Hippos in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park
The disease has killed 30 hippos in the park since September, compounding health crises as the country battles Ebola and cholera outbreaks.
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 2 Nov 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 2 November at 08:49 UTC; Nature followed 39h 10m later. The most recent article, from businessinsider.com, appeared on 4 November at 16:48 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Nature (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), businessinsider.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraAnthrax outbreak kills hippos in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park
- NatureMysterious anthrax outbreak kills hippos in Africa — raising concerns for human spread
- The New York TimesAnthrax Outbreak in Africa’s Oldest National Park Is Killing Hippos
- businessinsider.comWhile battling Ebola outbreak and facing U.S. restrictions, Congo is hit by another anthrax but brave survivors enter deadly isolation wards to comfort infected children
- businessinsider.comWhile battling Ebola and facing U.S. restrictions, Congo is hit by another deadly bacterial disease
Sources
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- Anthrax Outbreak in Africa’s Oldest National Park Is Killing Hippos The New York Times ·
- Mysterious anthrax outbreak kills hippos in Africa — raising concerns for human spread Nature ·
- Anthrax outbreak kills hippos in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- While battling Ebola outbreak and facing U.S. restrictions, Congo is hit by another anthrax but brave survivors enter deadly isolation wards to comfort infected children businessinsider.com
- While battling Ebola and facing U.S. restrictions, Congo is hit by another deadly bacterial disease businessinsider.com
In this story
- Virunga National Park
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- hippos
- Ebola
- cholera