EBOLA KILLS 1,700 IN EASTERN CONGO AS THE FASTEST-GROWING OUTBREAK SURGES

Esther Lutula, a 26 year-old woman who is four months pregnant and a mother of four who stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after the current Ebola outbreak, does the laundry outside her house in Bunia,… (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) 2026-08-04T09:22:20Z BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed.

Associated Press reports that esther Lutula, a 26 year-old woman who is four months pregnant and a mother of four who stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after the current Ebola outbreak, does the laundry outside her house in Bunia,…

The report adds: (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) 2026-08-04T09:22:20Z BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, data showed.

As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded, with 1,707 deaths, according to the latest government update.

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