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DR Congo Ebola count reaches 8,067 cases across 7 provinces

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– The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 8,067 confirmed Ebola cases since its latest outbreak began. The death toll reached 3,901 as of September 26, giving the outbreak a case fatality rate of...
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WHO urges broader Congo Ebola response as cases reach 6,250

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The World Health Organization has called for a major expansion of the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health teams still have not identified every chain of...
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DRC malaria toll nears 30,000 deaths after 26 million cases

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 26,064,143 malaria cases in 2025, underscoring the scale of the disease nationwide. Health officials also reported 29,938 malaria-related deaths during the year. Guy Esebe Dembo, deputy director of...
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New Ebola vaccine enters human trial as Congo cases rise

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Moderna has launched an early-stage trial of a vaccine for Bundibugyo ebolavirus as an outbreak grows in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A volunteer received the first dose of the mRNA-1469 vaccine on August...
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DR Congo faces its largest recorded Ebola outbreak

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The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has grown into the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Authorities had confirmed 3,605 cases by July 30, including 1,587 deaths. The case fatality rate stood at 44%. During the latest...
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Congo Ebola cases cross 3,000 following rapid regional spread

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Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that total infections in the nation's ongoing epidemic reached 3,075, as Congo Ebola cases cross 3,000 amid a sharp surge in transmission. According to figures...