Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
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August 4, 2026
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BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed.
As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update.
It is not clear when the outbreak will reach its peak, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said during his second visit to the town of Bunia near the outbreak's epicenter on Tuesday. Kaseya cautioned that nearly 80 per cent of new cases are not coming from contact tracing but instead from community spread.
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