# WHO warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak could become deadliest on record

https://mins.news/en/item/20499

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 18:23 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-set-to-become-deadliest-on-record-who-warns?traffic_source=rss

> The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could become the deadliest ever recorded. WHO chief says the outbreak would surpass West Africa’s 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic if it continues expanding at its current pace. The warning points to a potentially historic worsening of the outbreak.

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