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Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases asit outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed

Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths as of Sunday (August 16, 2026), as it rages in some of the most challenging conditions imaginable fuelled by insecurity, displacement and intense population movements

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