### [2026-07-9](/feed/2026/07/9/index.md)

##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
# The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 600. 




### Sources:

1. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/g-s1-132930/ebola-outbreak-congo)

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