Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief saysImage source, EPAByTabby WilsonPublished2 hours agoThe current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the 2026 outbreak, "at its current pace", would "eclipse" that of the 2014-2016 occurrence, which killed at least 11,000 people.The outbreak this year, declared on 15 May, has seen at least 4,300 cases and caused more than 2,000 deaths. As a result, health workers are only reaching about 30% of cases, according to Janabi.Ebola is a rare but deadly viral disease, with symptoms appearing within two to 21 days of infection.Symptoms similar to the flu or malaria, including fever, headache and tiredness, can begin suddenly.
- ▪Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief saysImage source, EPAByTabby WilsonPublished2 hours agoThe current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ev
- ▪Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the 2026 outbreak, "at its current pace", would "eclipse" that of the 2014-2016 occurrence, which killed at least 11,000 people.The outbreak this year, declared on 15 May, has seen at least 4,3
- ▪As a result, health workers are only reaching about 30% of cases, according to Janabi.Ebola is a rare but deadly viral disease, with symptoms appearing within two to 21 days of infection.Symptoms similar to the flu or malaria, including fev
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Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief saysImage source, EPAByTabby WilsonPublished2 hours agoThe current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the 2026 outbreak, "at its current pace", would "eclipse" that of the 2014-2016 occurrence, which killed at least 11,000 people.The outbreak this year, declared on 15 May, has seen at least 4,300 cases and caused more than 2,000 deaths.
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