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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

Esther Lutula, a 26 year-old woman who is four months pregnant and a mother of four who stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after the current Ebola outbreak, does the laundry outside her house in Bunia, northeastern, Congo, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from AP says: Esther Lutula, a 26 year-old woman who is four months pregnant and a mother of four who stopped going for prenatal checkups shortly after the current Ebola outbreak, does the laundry outside her house in Bunia, northeastern, Congo, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa.

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  • Primary source: AP
  • Published: Aug 4, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: World
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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