WHO declares DR Congo Ebola outbreak the deadliest on record
X-Risk Daily
Sunday 02 August 2026
Biosecurity
The Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th recorded Ebola epidemic, officially declared on 15 May, has become the deadliest outbreak in the country's history, and by late July the world's second largest ever.
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