# Ebola outbreak on course to become deadliest ever, WHO chief says

https://mins.news/en/item/20763

- BBC News, 2026-08-13 01:31 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk4pex4mn8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could surpass the 2014-2016 epidemic, which killed at least 11,000 people. At least 4,300 cases and more than 2,000 deaths have been reported, while health workers are reaching only about 30% of cases.

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