Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record

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• Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history​.
• Reported by CBS News and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:24:59 UTC.

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