DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO
3 sources·Updated August 19, 2026
DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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- NPR World·2h agoCongo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.
Read at NPR World → - The Hindu Health·2h agoCongo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths as of Sunday (August 16, 2026), as it rages in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable fuelled by insecurity, displacement and intense population movements
Read at The Hindu Health → - Al Jazeera·14h agoDR Congo’s Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO
Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission that need to be broken to stop the spread.
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