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U.S. citizen working in Congo tests positive for Ebola; outbreak still spreading largely undetected, says WHO official

Four out of every five ‌new Ebola cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have ​no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health ⁠Organization official said, warning that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data suggest.

· 7/11/2026, 9:32:02 AM· 2 min read
U.S. citizen working in Congo tests positive for Ebola; outbreak still spreading largely undetected, says WHO official
Four out of every five ‌new Ebola cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have ​no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health ⁠Organization official said, warning that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data suggest.
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