DRC Ebola toll tops 1,600 as care avoidance spreads

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 · 7 min

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Ebola outbreak in DRC has pushed the reported death toll above 1,600, while fear of isolation is keeping some pregnant women from care and China has sent another expert team to support surveillance, treatment and testing.

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Ebola outbreak death toll tops 1,600 - by Robert Herriman — Outbreak News Today
# Ebola outbreak death toll tops 1,600 - by Robert Herriman Author: Robert Herriman Published: 2026-08-02T19:16:07+00:00 Source: outbreaknewstoday.substack.com (outbreaknewstoday.substack.com) Language: en ## Story Ebola outbreak death toll tops 1,600 - by Robert Herriman [![Outbreak News…
More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola - ABC News — ABC News
# More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola - ABC News Author: ABC News Published: 2026-08-03T05:50:50+00:00 Source: ABC News (abcnews.com) Language: en ## Story More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola - ABC News [ABC News](https://abcnews.com/) ## Live [https://abcnews.com/Live](https://abcnews.com/Live) ##…
China sends third medical expert team to DRC for Ebola response – aimnews.org — aimnews.org
China sends third medical expert team to DRC for Ebola response – aimnews.org # China sends third medical expert team to DRC for Ebola response Paulino Checo 2026-08-03 Relatives of Ebola patients react outside an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 22, 2026. /VCG China’s third medical expert team for the Ebola response arrived in Kinshasa, capital of…