Is Congo's Ebola outbreak coming under control?

NPR | By Emmet Livingstone

Published September 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM EDT

Four months in, Congo's Ebola outbreak is one of the largest ever recorded. Officials and outside experts can't agree on whether it's finally slowing down.

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