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Ebola has killed 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

Published by Abcnews.com By PROSPER HERI NGORORA Associated Press, CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA Associated Press, WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press · 4 August 2026 at 13:51
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Ebola has killed 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
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Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease

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