The Ebola outbreak is breaking records -- and just marked a grim milestone

Oct 27, 2026 · Jonathan Lambert

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The Ebola outbreak is breaking records -- and just marked a grim milestone

Marie Bakikula, a caregiver at a UNICEF-supported nursery in Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, works at an emergency nursery for Ebola orphans.

The current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 patients and has spread with great speed. How can it be stopped?

(Image credit: Marie Ruwet/AFP)