WHO warns Congo Ebola outbreak may be up to four times larger than official figures

WIRE — KINSHASA, 11th July, 2026 (WAM) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the actual scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be between two and four times greater than official figures indicate, citing difficulties in tracing chains of transmission.Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, said around 80 percent of new infections

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