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    Ebola outbreak the ‘fastest growing ever’ – Africa CDC

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    The number of cases in the first six weeks has been double that of the deadly 2013-2016 outbreak as the disease continues to rage in DRC.

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    Officials from the Ituri Provincial Health Division (DPS), humanitarian partners and health sector representatives undergo temperature screening and handwashing before entering the Ebola treatment centre of Rwampara General Reference Hospital in Rwampara, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 12 June, 2026.

    Officials from the Ituri Provincial Health Division (DPS), humanitarian partners and health sector representatives undergo temperature screening and handwashing before entering the Ebola treatment centre of Rwampara General Reference Hospital in Rwampara, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 12 June, 2026. © Jospin Mwisha / AFP

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    on July 09, 2026
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    The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the “fastest growing” ever, African health authorities said Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people.

    Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DRC since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.

    “This is the fastest-growing

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