# Data shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak could surpass the largest in history

https://mins.news/en/item/28890

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-21 22:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://bit.ly/4wLVfwd

> The Ebola outbreak spreading through Congo at an unprecedented pace has not yet peaked and shows no sign of slowing. Its true size could be three times the number of cases currently known.

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