Ebola Outbreak in Congo Becomes Second-Deadliest on Record 

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​ The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surged past grim milestones, becoming the second-largest and fastest-growing epidemic of the disease on record. Official figures as of late July put confirmed cases above 3,500 and deaths at more than 1,550, with a case fatality rate around 44 percent—all within less than three months […]