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Ebola deaths top 2,100 as outbreak spreads to sixth province

8/16/2026

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Tedros Warns Ebola Surge

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province, pushing deaths above 2,100.
By 15 August officials recorded 4,727 confirmed cases and 2,214 deaths.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned the outbreak could eclipse the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed at least 11,000.
UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher added $30.5 million, raising total UN Ebola funding to $54.5 million.

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Direct Relief Delivers

Bahrain, Rwanda, Uganda and the United States have barred entry for travelers from the DRC, South Sudan or Uganda.
Direct Relief delivered 19.5 tons of PPE and supplies worth $11.3 million to the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan since May.
Two vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo strain have entered phase-one safety trials in humans for the first time.

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Tedros Warns Ebola Surge

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province, pushing deaths above 2,100.
By 15 August officials recorded 4,727 confirmed cases and 2,214 deaths.
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned the outbreak could eclipse the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed at least 11,000.
UN Humanitarian Chief Tom Fletcher added $30.5 million, raising total UN Ebola funding to $54.5 million.

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