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DR Congo: Supporting surveillance and response priorities for the 2026 DRC Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak - Population movements to and from affected health zones, based on privacy-secure analysis of mobile operator data from Vodacom Congo (DRC)
By Flowminder Foundation at ReliefWeb
· July 1, 2026
· 3 min read
. . Executive Summary 1.1 Key Findings This report uses anonymised mobile operator data from Vodacom Congo (DRC) to map population movements out of the most affected health zones in the 2026 Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, and to identify which areas across the country face the greatest risk of importati
Key takeaway It updates and extends our 4 June 2026 Rapid Update, using a more recent reference period (4 May 2026–17 May 2026) and an improved methodology.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? . . Executive Summary 1.1 Key Findings This report uses anonymised mobile operator data from Vodacom Congo (DRC) to map population movements out of the most affected health zones in the 2026 Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, and to identify which areas across the country face the greatest risk of importati
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