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DRC Ebola toll tops 5,500 cases, 2,600 deaths

8/25/2026

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DRC Ebola Surge

The Democratic Republic of the Congo health ministry reports more than 5,500 Ebola cases and 2,600 deaths.
The outbreak’s case fatality rate has risen to nearly 48 percent.
Six provinces, covering an area larger than France, are affected.
WHO has delivered 16,250 doses of Ervebo vaccine, which is not approved for the Bundibugyo strain.
UN Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis warns funding will run out in weeks and urges immediate aid.

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UN rebukes attacks

UN health coordinator called repeated armed attacks on health teams “unacceptable.”
Médecins Sans Frontières warned community training on case detection and infection control remains insufficient.
Only about 16 % of identified contacts have been reached, limiting containment.
The International Coordinating Group, with WHO, IFRC, MSF and UNICEF, manages a 70,000-dose vaccine stockpile funded by Gavi.

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DRC Ebola Surge

The Democratic Republic of the Congo health ministry reports more than 5,500 Ebola cases and 2,600 deaths.
The outbreak’s case fatality rate has risen to nearly 48 percent.
Six provinces, covering an area larger than France, are affected.
WHO has delivered 16,250 doses of Ervebo vaccine, which is not approved for the Bundibugyo strain.
UN Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis warns funding will run out in weeks and urges immediate aid.

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