Geneva, Sept 18, 2026 (AFP) - DR Congo Ebola epidemic reaching new areas, not slowing: MSF

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The Democratic Republic of Congo's worst Ebola outbreak in history is not winding down but spreading to new parts of the vast central African country, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Friday. Since being declared in mid-May, the deadly virus has killed more than 3,600 people out of 7,200 recorded infections, according to the World Health Organization. Much of the latest epidemic, the DRC's 17th, has been concentrated in hard-to-reach are......

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