# WHO chief: Ebola outbreak in DRC spreading at ‘unprecedented rate’

https://mins.news/en/item/15552

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-06 20:52 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/6/08-06-sv-ebola-update-funding-drc?traffic_source=rss

> The WHO chief says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading at an “unprecedented rate.” It is described as the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. The outbreak has killed 1,751 people in the country.

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