WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak on track to eclipse deadliest one

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000. Confirmed infections have reached over 4,300.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to eclipse the deadliest one in history that killed over 11,000 people out of more than 28,000 cases, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Good thing the US is so prepared…wait. apnews.com/article/cong...

Congo says at least 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, and data shows a total of 4,381 confirmed cases.

“Government data published overnight into Tue showed the outbreak has 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths. Starting from the first confirmed case, the death toll was reached almost 3x faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the worst on record.”🛟🧪

Talks are underway between authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the WHO to expedite the start of a multi-armed Phase 3 clinical trial of vaccines geared toward helping to contain the spread of the Bundibugyo virus in the northeast of the country. www.statnews.com/2026/08/12/e...

With @drtedros.who.int projecting DRC's #Ebola outbreak is on track to eclipse the 2014-16 West African outbreak, #WHO is finalizing a Phase 3 vaccine trial protocol it hopes DRC regulatory officials will green light. Likely to start with Merck's Ervebo vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/08/12/e...

Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine news.un.org/en/story/202...

It took 9 weeks for this outbreak to reach 1000 deaths, and just 3 weeks for that to double to 2000. Devastating. Congo says 2,000 people have died in history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak apnews.com/article/cong...

Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000

According to WHO, the Ebola outbreak in the Congo is about to become the deadliest one in history. #Blues apnews.com/article/cong...

“At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak that is the fastest growing on record, according to the latest govt data, as authorities struggle to get help quickly to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads & work stoppages over payment issues.“

In @jamahealthforum.com I explain why US disinvestment in global public health has fueled the Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the DRC @drtedros.who.int @who.int has said that the outbreak is outpacing the capacity to control it. Cases & deaths rise daily, with no end in sight shorturl.at/IQCkL

Number of cases of ebola in DR Congo rises to 4,000. "[Said] WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: ‘It’s moving really, really fast. And I can’t hide from you my feelings. ....I’m deeply, deeply concerned by how the situation is on the ground.’” www.democracynow.org/2026/8/12/he...

We can only hope that the masses will listen to the doctors & scientists. If Ebola mutates… apnews.com/article/cong...

Data published overnight into Tuesday showed the Ebola outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has since recorded a total of 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths. A total of 704 patients are in admission and isolation. apnews.com/article/cong...