Geneva, May 27, 2026 (AFP) - Fatality rate in DR Congo Ebola outbreak under 25%: WHO

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2026-05-27

The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has a case fatality rate under 25 percent -- much lower than in other recent outbreaks, a WHO update has shown. Since the outbreak was declared in the DRC in mid-May, the World Health Organization has recorded more than 1,000 suspected and confirmed Ebola cases in the central African country. Among them are 10 deaths confirmed to be from Ebola and another 223 suspected......

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