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Africa CDC warns of ‘fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever’ as DR Congo death toll climbs to 600

Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo.
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara Treatment Center in Ituri, DR Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. © Moses Sawasawa, AP

The number of confirmed deaths in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 600, figures published by the UN health agency showed Thursday. The WHO's figures show the worsening haemorrhagic fever outbreak has a case fatality rate of 34 percent.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 600 lives, figures published by the World Health Organization showed Thursday – only three days after the figure topped 500.

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