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DRC Ebola death toll tops 2,061 as cases surge

8/13/2026

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DRC reported 2,061 deaths and 4,449 Ebola cases as of August 10.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the outbreak could eclipse the 2014-2016 West African epidemic that killed over 11,000 people.
Clinical trials for two Bundibugyo vaccines and two therapeutics began in Ituri province in July, despite the strain having no approved vaccine or treatment.

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DRC reported 2,061 deaths and 4,449 Ebola cases as of August 10.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned the outbreak could eclipse the 2014-2016 West African epidemic that killed over 11,000 people.
Clinical trials for two Bundibugyo vaccines and two therapeutics began in Ituri province in July, despite the strain having no approved vaccine or treatment.