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The World Health Organization says cholera killed 1,800 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2026. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called it the country’s worst cholera outbreak in decades, as the country also faces a deadly Ebola outbreak, according to Le Monde.
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The outbreak is a major public-health concern for people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The article reports no direct U.S. impact.
The article does not identify specific next steps or provide a forecast for the outbreak.
Whether cholera deaths and cases continue to rise
Developments in the country’s Ebola outbreak