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DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns

25 verified updates • corroborated by 8 independent sources • tracked since August 11, 2026

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  Aug 11, 05:30 AM 2 sources: AP News, Reuters

  Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
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  Aug 11, 06:00 AM 1 source: AP News
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  Aug 11, 07:00 AM 3 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, Reuters
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  Aug 11, 07:30 AM 4 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Yahoo
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  Aug 11, 08:30 AM 1 source: Al Jazeera

  DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
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  Aug 11, 12:00 PM 1 source: The Washington Post

  Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo
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  Aug 11, 03:30 PM 2 sources: Al Jazeera, The Washington Post
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  Aug 11, 04:00 PM 3 sources: Al Jazeera, CNN, The Washington Post

  Congo says 2,000 people have died in history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

  → Number now fixed at 2,000, with outbreak labeled fastest-growing.
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  Aug 11, 08:30 PM 5 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, CNN, Reuters, The Washington Post
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  Aug 11, 10:00 PM 4 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, CNN, Reuters
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  Aug 11, 10:30 PM 3 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, CNN
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  Aug 12, 01:30 AM 2 sources: AP News, CNN
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  Aug 12, 07:00 AM 3 sources: AP News, CNN, Fox News
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  Aug 12, 10:00 AM 1 source: Fox News

  Deadly disease outbreak kills 2,000 as experts reveal what Americans should know
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  Aug 12, 12:00 PM 1 source: AP News

  WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to eclipse the deadliest one in history
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  Aug 12, 01:00 PM 2 sources: AP News, CNN

  Congo says 2,000 people have died in history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
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  Aug 12, 02:30 PM 3 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, CNN
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  Aug 12, 04:00 PM 2 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera

  WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history

  → Source changed from Congo to WHO; death toll claim replaced with projection of surpassing historical record.
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  Aug 12, 05:00 PM 2 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera

  Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says

  → WHO chief now named as source
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  Aug 12, 07:30 PM 1 source: AP News
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  Aug 12, 09:00 PM 2 sources: AP News, BBC News
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  Aug 12, 10:30 PM 1 source: CNN

  Congo says 2,000 people have died in history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak
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  Aug 13, 01:00 AM 1 source: BBC News

  Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
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  Aug 13, 07:00 AM 1 source: Al Jazeera

  DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns
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  Aug 13, 10:00 AM 3 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera, BBC News