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DR Congo Ebola outbreak's true scale could be four times higher than official toll, WHO says

A health worker stands at the Evangelical Medical Center, in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026
A health worker stands at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, eastern Congo, Friday, July 3, 2026. © Dirole Lotsima Dieudonn, AP Photo

The true ​number of ​Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo is at least double, ​and ‌possibly four ⁠times, the official tally, ‌the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Official figures hold that the fever has infected nearly 2,000 people since mid-May.

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be four times bigger than official figures suggest.

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