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Ebola death toll reaches nearly 1,000 as the DRC struggles to contain the virus

NPR | By Jonathan Lambert

Published July 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM MDT

The current Ebola outbreak is eluding officials who are trying to figure out where it's going to go next. The DRC is training 21,000 people to try to help get a grasp on the outbreak.