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Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Chinedu Asadu, Constant Same Bagalwa · 19 August 2026 at 12:45
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed - AP News
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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday shows the outbreak has so…

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