DR Congo’s worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases

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• DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.
• Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:58:53 UTC.

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