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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history - CNN

Published by CNN 17 August 2026 at 03:01
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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history - CNN
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The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history.

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