# Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country's history

https://mins.news/en/item/23755

- Reuters, 2026-08-17 02:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/democratic-republic-congos-ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-countrys-history-2026-08-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a826b58aa1ab60001e2df87

> Government data showed on Sunday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, exceeding the death toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak and becoming the deadliest in the country's history.

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