{"id":64967,"date":"2026-08-20T02:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/64967"},"modified":"2026-08-20T02:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:12:14","slug":"ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5000-government-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/64967","title":{"rendered":"Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>NAIROBI: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the \u200bDemocratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, \u200cgovernment data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to \u200bcontain the deadly disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congo\u2019s 17th Ebola epidemic \u200bturned into the biggest in the country\u2019s \u2060history in terms of number of \u200bcases in late July and over the weekend \u200bthe death toll hit 2,378, the public health institute said, surpassing the previous worst outbreak in 2018-2020.<\/p>\n<p>The institute \u200bhas so far logged 5,021 cases, according \u200bto its latest situation report, making it the second-worst outbreak \u200cglobally, \u2060behind only the 2014 to 2016 epidemic in West Africa in both infections and deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing outbreak is caused by the \u200bBundibugyo species of \u200bEbola, which \u2060has no approved vaccines or treatments.<\/p>\n<p>It has gained momentum since it \u200bwas declared on May 15, as \u200bweak \u2060health infrastructure, community resistance, instability and protests by response workers hinder efforts to identify and \u2060respond \u200bto cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/ebola-cases-in-congo-exceed-5000-government-data-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the \u200bDemocratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, \u200cgovernment data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to \u200bcontain the deadly disease. 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