Unconfirmed rumor / developing • Disease outbreak

Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000

Name: Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000
Start: 2026-08-31T16:45:09Z
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Sahel + Sudan + DRC region

lat/lon -4.441900, 15.266300 detected 2026-08-31T16:45:09Z updated 2026-08-31T16:45:09Z

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. Outbreak in the DRC 'the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded,' as country struggles to contain infections.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗