Death toll in Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 3,000

Death toll in Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 3,000

NAIROBI, 2nd September, 2026 (WAM) -- The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 3,007, the country’s health authorities said.

The epidemic - the second-largest ​and ⁠fastest-spreading on record - was caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, ⁠for ​which there are no ​approved vaccines or treatments.