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        "msgid": "who-congo-ebola-outbreak-now-second-largest-in-history-1786611406",
        "date": "2026-08-13 14:50:06",
        "title": "WHO: Congo Ebola Outbreak Now Second Largest in History",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Health",
        "summary": "The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the second largest ever recorded, with 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths. The outbreak, which has a case fatality rate of 46.3 per cent, is spreading faster than any previous one, and the WHO warns it may surpass the 2014-2016 West African epidemic. Investigations suggest the virus was circulating for months before being officially detected, with the majority of transmission occurring in the community rather than in treatment centres.",
        "content": "<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday (12\/8) that\nthe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has\nbecome the second largest in recorded history after confirmed cases rose\nto 4,449 with 2,061 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is already the second largest Ebola outbreak in history, and it\nis spreading faster than any previous Ebola outbreak. At the current\nrate, it is expected to surpass the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in\n2014 to 2016,\u201d said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a\npress briefing in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>The latest data released on Wednesday by DRC public health\nauthorities shows that the overall case fatality rate stands at 46.3\npercent. A total of 716 patients remain in isolation or treatment in\nhospitals, while 886 people have recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Tedros noted that the outbreak had begun spreading well before it was\ndetected, meaning response efforts are still struggling to catch up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outbreak started spreading much earlier. It is still far ahead\nof us, and we are working to catch up with it,\u201d the WHO director-general\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO revealed that around 90 percent of all confirmed cases and 80\npercent of deaths were reported in Ituri Province, where sustained\ntransmission continues to occur.<\/p>\n<p>Tedros said most deaths are still occurring in the community rather\nthan in treatment centres, while many cases are being detected outside\nknown contact lists. This indicates that chains of transmission remain\nunidentified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as we do not know and break every chain of transmission, we\nwill not be able to stop this outbreak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, was announced by\nthe DRC government on 15 May.<\/p>\n<p>WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Chikwe Ihekweazu\nsaid investigation results indicate the virus had likely been\ncirculating for two to three months before the outbreak was officially\ndetected, although the exact timing of the start of transmission remains\nunder investigation.<\/p>",
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