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Ebola outbreak is DRC's deadliest ever

IOL · 19 August 2026 at 11:35

Ebola outbreak is DRC's deadliest ever

A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the country's deadliest ever after killing more than 2,300 people in three months.

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