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Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could becomethe deadliest in history – video explainer

More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case of this epidemic was recorded in May. The Guardian's global health correspondent, Kat Lay, spoke to CDC Africa's Yap Boum II to understand why health teams on the ground are s

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Kat Lay, Laure Boulinier, Kaamil Ahmed and Sarah Bertram23 Aug 2026, 10:50 amUpdated 2d ago1 min readScienceGlobal
Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could become the deadliest in history – video explainer

GlobalKat Lay, Laure Boulinier, Kaamil Ahmed and Sarah Bertram

More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case of this epidemic was recorded in May. The Guardian's global health correspondent, Kat Lay, spoke to CDC Africa's Yap Boum II to understand why health teams on the ground are struggling and what is being put in place to try to contain the spread

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

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Source: The Guardian · Kat Lay, Laure Boulinier, Kaamil Ahmed and Sarah Bertram. Published 23 Aug 2026, 10:50 am.

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