# UN says Congo Ebola outbreak is expanding exponentially as deaths exceed 2,500

https://mins.news/en/item/28452

- Reuters, 2026-08-21 14:01 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/ebola-outbreak-congo-spreading-exponentially-death-toll-surpasses-2500-un-2026-08-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a885a1fc69d29000181bded

> Julien Harneis, a senior UN coordinator for Ebola, said Friday that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo had taken more than 2,500 lives and was growing exponentially across a territory exceeding France in area.

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