DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreak

Officials declare the outbreak the fastest spreading ever, warning the world to ‘pay much more attention’.Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026More than 3,500 people have been infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), making it the world’s second largest outbreak on record.Confirmed cases have reached 3,532, the DRC Ministry of Communication and Media said in a statement on Friday. The data show that the current outbreak has surpassed the country’s 10th on record, which ran from August 2018 to June 2020 and saw roughly 3,470 cases recorded.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3DRC Ebola cases surpass 2,000 as more health workers begin strikelist 2 of 3Staff at DR Congo Ebola centre strike as virus continues spreadinglist 3 of 3On the front line of Congo’s Ebola outbreakend of list“It’s the fastest spreading Ebola epidemic that we have ever seen,” Carl Skau, acting head of the United Nations World Food Programme, told the Reuters news agency. “The world needs to pay much more attention.”A total of 1,556 people have died from the virus, bringing the case fatality rate to 44.1 percent, data compiled by the Ministry of Public Health showed.A rep...