Kinshasa, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - DR Congo Ebola epidemic passes 6,000 cases

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2026-08-31

The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths from the country's worst Ebola epidemic ever, according to the Congolese authorities' latest toll on Monday. Since being declared in mid-May, the latest bout of the viral haemorrhagic fever has surpassed a 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the vast central African country's history. The current epidemic is being caused by the Bundibug......

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