# DRC Ebola outbreak becomes second-largest on record

https://mins.news/en/item/22733

- CGTN, 2026-08-13 01:42 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-13/DRC-Ebola-outbreak-second-largest-on-record-1Pzf738ICM8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The WHO says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the second-largest ever recorded, with 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths. About 90% of cases and 80% of deaths are in Ituri Province, where sustained transmission and unidentified chains are hampering the response.

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