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Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record

Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record
France 24 Saturday 22 August 2026, 10:06 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record Africa Issued on: Share More than 2,500 people have already died in the Ebola epidemic currently gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN coordinator for the outbreak has warned that the virus is spreading exponentially – adding that an existing pool of funds is set to run out within weeks. Details by Catherine Viette.
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