# Children account for 1 in 4 deaths in Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/104172

- CBC News, 2026-10-17 08:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-congo-children-deaths-9.7384641?cmp=rss

> The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest Ebola outbreak, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. Experts say children are bearing the brunt: they are losing parents, the estimated fatality rate is 60 per cent, and children make up more than a quarter of deaths.

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