# Ebola continues to spread in Congo as officials call scale “worrying”

https://mins.news/en/video/26713

- Global News, 2026-08-19 22:31 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_60QXFZOw

> The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is continuing to spread, with the WHO reporting nearly 5,000 infections and more than 2,300 deaths. Testing of the new Bundibugyo strain found it deadlier than initially thought, lifting the estimated mortality rate from 20% to almost 50%.

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