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Global health correspondent at The Guardian
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Ebola virus behind massive outbreak in DRC could be mutating, officials say

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By Kat Lay Verified
| Threat Beat
By Kat Lay • Aug 10, 2026 The virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as confirmed cases pass 4,000. Africa’s public health watchdog said the time for incremental action was over as they announced plans to scale up every aspect of the response and go “door to door” looking for patients.
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Los expertos temen que el virus del brote de ébola en Congo esté mutando ante un “nivel de gravedad sin precedentes”

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By Kat Lay Verified, Diudonne Dirole
| El Diario Verified
Las autoridades sanitarias temen que el virus de ébola que está provocando un brote masivo en la República Democrática del Congo, con más de 4.000 casos confirmados, pueda estar mutando. En estos momentos, los responsables africanos han señalado que ya no es momento de aplicar medidas graduales, sino que intensificarán la respuesta. El plan ahora es ir “puerta a puerta” en busca de los pacientes.
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‘I want the world to know my sister’s name’: friends and families of 17 aid workers killed in 2006 Muttur massacre demand justice

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By Kat Lay Verified, KA Shaji
| Inkl
Mourners by the coffins of G Kavitha and S Ganesh during a funeral at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, on 8 August 2006. Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images By the time their colleagues were able to reach them, their bodies had been lying in the dirt for around two days and were starting to decompose in the heat. On 6 August 2006, 17 Sri Lankan workers for the international NGO Action Against Hunger were found dead in the organisation’s compound in Muttur, Sri Lanka.
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