# WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak could surpass the deadliest in history

https://mins.news/en/item/20364

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-12 15:24 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://bit.ly/45o2RKo

> The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is following a path that could make it deadlier than any previous outbreak. WHO says the current epidemic may overtake the one that has recorded the highest death toll in history. The warning portrays the situation as worsening toward an unprecedented level of severity. It identifies Congo as the location of the outbreak and Ebola as the disease involved.

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