‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.

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Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 PM

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UN Humanitarian Aid reported: ‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.
Source type: international organization
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Source country: International
Published (UTC): 2026-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
Source: UN Humanitarian Aid
Original source: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/08/1168148

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