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Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

NPR News·July 15, 2026·1 min read

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to the WHO. The outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track, with deaths passing 700. The statistic signals a critical loss of containment in the region's ongoing epidemic response efforts.

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