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Congo Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO

9 outlets 18 reports 133 hours World
france24.com5 aljazeera.com4 bbc.co.uk2 abcnews.com2 theguardian.com japantimes.co.jp npr.org euronews.com news.sky.com
17 August 2026
02:09 theguardian.com first
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history
03:41 aljazeera.com +1h
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history
06:41 bbc.co.uk +2h
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history
17:01 abcnews.com +10h
Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead
17:28 france24.com +27m
DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest
18 August 2026
23:24 aljazeera.com +29h
Congo Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO
19 August 2026
00:27 japantimes.co.jp +1h
Dr. Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’: WHO chief
02:53 aljazeera.com +2h
How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
11:29 npr.org +8h
Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
20 August 2026
22:10 aljazeera.com +34h
DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge
21 August 2026
13:37 euronews.com +15h
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo 'growing exponentially,' UN warns
14:10 news.sky.com +33m
More than 2,500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak, UN says
14:55 france24.com +46m
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing 'exponentially' as death toll passes 2,500
15:44 bbc.co.uk +49m
Ebola vaccine trial to start in DR Congo as warning issued over speed of infections
16:25 france24.com +41m
2,500 dead and rising: UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'
22 August 2026
12:06 france24.com +19h
Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record
12:15 abcnews.com +9m
Congo receives more than 16,000 doses of Ebola vaccine amid unprecedented outbreak
14:47 france24.com +2h
DR Congo receives Ebola vaccines in face of 'exponential' outbreak
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