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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the second IHR Emergency Committee meeting on Bundibugyo virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – 18 August 2026

Published by World Health Organization 23 August 2026 at 18:47
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WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the second IHR Emergency Committee meeting on Bundibugyo virus disease epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – 18 August 2026
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Almost 5000 people have now been infected and more than 2300 have died, across six provinces and 55 health zones. This is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, and it is moving faster than any previous Ebola outbreak.

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