Ebola outbreak projected to become deadliest on record
The 2026 outbreak was declared in May. It has killed more than 2,000 people and infected 4,300. At this pace, it will surpass the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed 11,000.
Why it mattersThe outbreak is spreading fast and could become a major global health crisis. Slowing it needs teams to reach far more infected people than they can reach now.