--- title: "Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes second-largest on record" description: "Most outlets highlighted the rapid growth of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, noting it has become the second-largest on record. One outlet mentioned the outbreak as the \"fastest growing ever recorded,\" while another emphasized the speed at which case numbers have risen compared to previous outbreaks. Both excerpts cite official figures and describe the outbreak as having reached significant levels in a short time." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1240-ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-becomes site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes second-largest on record health · latest filing 1 Aug 2026, 7:03 AM PKT · 31 Jul – 1 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted the rapid growth of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, noting it has become the second-largest on record. One outlet mentioned the outbreak as the "fastest growing ever recorded," while another emphasized the speed at which case numbers have risen compared to previous outbreaks. Both excerpts cite official figures and describe the outbreak as having reached significant levels in a short time. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Nation** — [Fast-growing Ebola outbreak in DRC surges to second-largest on record](https://www.nation.com.pk/01-Aug-2026/fast-growing-ebola-outbreak-drc-surges-second-largest-record) · 1 Aug 2026, 7:03 AM PKT > BRAZZAVILLE - The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has quickly grown into the second-largest on record, with cases taking just weeks to reach levels that had taken years in previous outbreaks. - **The News International** — [Fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record spreads across eastern DR Congo](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1410845-fastest-growing-ebola-outbreak-on-record-spreads-across-eastern-dr-congo) · 31 Jul 2026, 8:05 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 3,360 confirmed cases and 1,487 deaths, according to Congolese health officials.According to The Guardian, the outbreak has spread across five eastern provinces since it was declared on 15 May,... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Ebola death toll in Democratic Republic of Congo reaches 2,011](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2739-ebola-deaths-in-congo-surpass-2-000) · 11 Aug 2026 · 5 outlets · 86% related - [UN reports exponential growth in DR Congo Ebola outbreak](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4170-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-growing-exponentially-un) · 21 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 84% related - [Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000 according to government data](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3524-ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-becomes) · 19 Aug 2026 · 7 outlets · 2 developments · 84% related - [Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 6,000, government data indicates](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5196-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-congo-spreads-to-2-new-health) · 31 Aug 2026 · 7 outlets · 3 developments · 83% related - [Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 3,000 cases](https://harzaviya.com/stories/391-ebola-cases-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-surpass-3-000) · 28 Jul 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 developments · 81% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 31 Jul – 1 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.