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- WHO Director-General Tedros reported the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,378 people, highest toll, and recorded 5,021 cases as of 18 August 2026.
- The Bundibugyo strain causes the disease, killing one person every 30 minutes and raising the case-fatality ratio to 46 % in August.
- WHO requested US$115 million, has secured about 60 %, and received US$30.5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund, with UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher urging action.
