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- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo outpaces containment.
- The DRC reported 5,713 Ebola cases and 2,744 deaths as of Aug. 26.
- A $30 million funding gap hinders WHO’s essential Ebola containment work in Congo.
- Parents in Ituri urged postponing school reopening on Sept. 1, citing a 60% fatality rate for young children.
- Health officials received 16,000 Ervebo vaccine doses, but protection against the Bundibugyo virus remains uncertain.
