'Ebola is spreading at a speed we've never seen before,' co-discoverer of virus says
- Posted on August 12, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the virologist who first identified Ebola, warns about an alarming acceleration in the current outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo. The epidemic has reached critical mortality levels in merely three months, a timeline that surpasses the 2018-2020 crisis which extended over nearly two years. This unprecedented rate of transmission raises serious concerns about containment strategies and public health responses in affected regions.
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'Ebola is spreading at a speed we've never seen before,' co-discoverer of virus says
Jean-Jacques Muyembe reflects on the current spread of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In just three months, the death toll has nearly reached that of the 2018 epidemic, which lasted 22 months.
