# Ebola outbreak in DRC ‘growing faster, wider’ as death toll tops 2,500: UN

https://mins.news/en/item/28446

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-21 13:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/21/ebola-outbreak-growing-faster-%e2%81%a0%e2%81%a0wider-as-drc-death-toll-passes-2500-un?traffic_source=rss

> The UN says Ebola is spreading “exponentially” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with more than 2,500 deaths reported. Conflict, funding shortages and attacks on health workers and facilities have left the epidemic out of control, while available funds may run out within weeks and the virus could reach neighbouring countries.

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