Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
A health worker sprays a colleague with disinfectant after taking part in a burial service for 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, August 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed on Wednesday (August 19, 2026), as responders…