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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now country’s deadliest ever – as deaths double in three weeks

The Independent World · 17 August 2026 at 14:33

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now country’s deadliest ever – as deaths double in three weeks

Someone dies of Ebola every 30 minutes, according to the United Nations , and it is now killing almost one in two recorded cases.

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now country’s deadliest ever – as deaths double in three weeks

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