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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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Congo Ebola outbreak passes 5,000 cases as response grows

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The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be contained within three months if the response receives enough resources. Official figures through Aug. 16 showed 5,021 confirmed...
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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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DR Congo Ebola outbreak passes 1,900 deaths

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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 1,916 people, according to official figures through Aug. 7. Authorities have confirmed 4,209 infections during the outbreak. The latest total is 29 deaths...
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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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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...
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WHO IARC maps preventable cancer risks across 185 countries

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LYON: Nearly four in 10 cancer cases worldwide could be prevented by reducing exposure to known, modifiable risk factors, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and its cancer research agency released for World Cancer...