# Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-31 22:07 UTC · Category: Health

## Executive Summary
16 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 17 articles from 16 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include WTOP News, Reuters, newsday.com and UN News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| WTOP News | Congo’s Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxPellXTkdvaFZodkdXSExTVzJHaVp2ZHlhcllLTXhTMExpWjYycjNpZm5ORVpxZjdTTGVSZWlqV29YWmp5X2lVZmJTS3hRNUc2bDB3UWQzOFk2YUxwdFQ2cWtBQmRRbEVGZ3Q4ckQ1Z0VvR3M3NXhZX1U2V3FFRzFyQVMzQXlXV1o3Vjc5eW1KWFBZWUctQk5BTncyOUFQU0ZrZER3?oc=5) |
| Reuters | Congo's Ebola outbreak kills more than 3,000, government figures show | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxOQjBScm9EenpjV0JUMFAxc25jcmd4dDJXeDVVanZjWlZYLUZCSnQ0bnY1RGIwemMzck5JQ292WWZPTkZNNlVhQ2ZzTGtmenRyTmxFaXcyM3NWRUo1UEVWbzJXc3BQQ0t3eWRuY1NnZlVIRjhfWHFoZWRjcGgwUEJpSXpsWXNGeWFlVVN2dGhSV0tQLXpLR1gycEprcUU5U1RnLU1aNVZ5RnhMUVc2VG03NTJLV1VSczZVam93YXZ2bUtNU2JaTnlGRW1GdTZtUjRaTHg4ZA?oc=5) |
| newsday.com | Deaths in Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000, spread of disease shows no signs of slowing | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOaFQ2UUdtNkdDbm1oNFlNY0dSLTBLR0tMUjBfMk5fQTZhRVdFSmI3bnBXXzZJbGctVmw3d0hsendhbGJwdGE5MGRWVFB1WlQ3MjBPQ0hkcXRfcDFJUExBVlljendXbjNyN19ndWtmcjFxYVJsZnA1UFNkaTZsS2NEeWtlbk4?oc=5) |
| UN News | Response must outpace spread of Ebola: UN relief chief | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiV0FVX3lxTFBtNXdMX2ZmUTdjVEQyUDBzZTFnMEpKMkJhQzd1YUh1UDhSTnFUd3NSX0NwR1FOZ0RWR1hSZ3g0SVJ0NkNmUmlseE1WQ19ncE8tQnlOYTdCYw?oc=5) |
| Daily Star | 'Very high risk warning' over virus with no vaccine that kills almost 50% of patients | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxNSXZKV2huMENPLS0xa1dNSXpKSzBLTDZiRnM3SmJVR0dIR0xYYVM0MXVLQS02ZWU3LVdjR0I5ajM5Z0lJaWo1SUpYT2JsZFowNHJTUDRsWTRfeE1KVkVtZUx4QmtpTVYyOVhFWkoweVhvWGtaNHFIOFZ5WW1LQnJ5WWxaRWtiTWNI?oc=5) |
| AP News | Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxPNmFVa1ZEd1M5TFMyN3Q3WV9oZ0xQUHFRenNpNklMcGtxa0t4STJPb1pUNmQ1cFFxOHRoOGZOT21ENWN6ZlhSWlNRU2I4RmNUMzJ4dGxSaXUwOVZISmk1bGY5MXZyeU5Ha0prdHo1ckNNLXhYcG9RRWx3bEZZdjlwMFpGWTdTZ2RBeE5ER0lCOA?oc=5) |
| Mirage News | UN Urges Faster Ebola Response | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTE5WakMyMHA2NjhXazZRbGNGVTNhb3ZUS3RLQ0JGRE5NZ1NUV0JxZVBjYXNRZUVoSGNUc25ud3ZiTkZsbnNfcDBiQklRZEVVUmVwcTJHMzBPaHhLaUx3NDJneUpHTzRBSXFqa1dlbXRYUnM2QmFs?oc=5) |
| AFRO News | Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 6,000 cases as nearly 3,000 die | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxOS3FQMDhtUmJTdC1BcmpJX2xmM1o2SXhocWNIRVh0YndPdVJ3Zy1BcW16T0l3T09XSlRYRG9hdDVlbmZaRzJ4bWdGcS03RFpzUXNCUWd6WTRPbVFzNGVtUjNSc2lOcFdQVmc2UzNoZm42NGpDR0lDWVVPaXFNRmZqQlB0RHVDMkpzOThpUHFjTU9paXNId1duUnpnVzJiTkVqc0d2Yk9vTE8?oc=5) |
| The Hill | Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxQd3dvLW5rU1Q5UkxBaXYwdkoxckhLSU1rT2RrTm50M0diR3RmX3pPNlNBUFlRNzc4ZDFreWxwbFFXZHJ3NFBzRk5BYU5rZ09ONHZGWlNfcVFLWXVod3VqRzFMckRBLWtWWGhHOXhsdmt1M1U5U2xOdUFPNzAtelo5Rk9mUGRYV0EtV0s1aldKMFhQZjlQN2JWaHBGd3k1WE82TU0xR3NPTXFNMXNmenp3bk9NcU92MmR3YnE0UlJVMUozRjNXcUduSjVqTWg0aFNVYUxF0gHYAUFVX3lxTFBPTDN0WnRrWnZ3VWNwc0dSb0tTb2p6UUgzTktzRmhOczNnWEg0cTVEQXd2UFBIVHRXSlpOX0xha3pJaVBoS0IxeGRiTy1hcVhtNlJPeXRCS0VkM3UyMTdLT1BHLUdZOXFhWGhGS0ZkMEdtVzF2WHhINXp1dmNwVUw) |
| cidrap.umn.edu | Ebola death toll approaches 3,000, as case-fatality rate hovers around 50% | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxQUXZBODV0UlpQemRIbTBrTG5TUFctbUtsVjBaeXl4X0M5a1N3R2dRSVcwSTZab243Y3FmUG1KbGs5QnQyX19jR29UQk1rWkpVNUY3TVVOYWthbUJDLWVES21DY1N3Q1pVXzZyY2l2eVpMVGV3WldSeWlvZUNQUlMyREFrUW5zUE9SX3JBSWlWNkllMkdDTTctUXl5VnBkLTY5d0xV?oc=5) |
| ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxOV1B5d05rRENWRF8yblRvM2NvZHZmaWlPa3NmS1NNTmQxUEFMYktHTFgzTE1BNTdDQXRoSmdmUTJ1dW5OdllGb21EX0c1cmtkRjkxd2I5SEFQQ2ttZ2Z3MGl5SDFNN0p6VUN2RlkzM1Y3SFBiQ0FPYWVxeEhOd2VLWmFRcnBGRDZLb1RabHd1RDl0NGVia0NqRjdURlPSAaIBQVVfeXFMUGJKSTczRDQweEVOTld2Y19tWXljLUhwSUpaUGMwMEF4eWdERlR1OFFiRjBtcUJzXzFEZmJrMGVNcjY3bUI3TzhNNkNiYjVndW01cWhvYms3VEtKV3ptbHpUeUZ4Qklzcnp2Y0Etd2dwT3MzZDhVNnlQYk82aEZTakgzUHB5U0ZINDRkMW45LVlZenV0ckpDeWw0N3d0Zm9Od0V3?oc=5) |
| Reuters | More than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxPVFQxanpQLVRKY2RUYmZXdWZQbDhXQ2VHWlRicGRUUFBBQUJHTEhJWkpJNEdXdGhJMmpxT0s5Z1dKb3A4TnNfWDcyUklaRklhN2VvZ3BmdENuSFEyT3FRMTg2VExkMllKSHRYUTFWWU9MbHg2MGFsVkpLWDVqTE90SUZza19zMU5mWkcybEdIOGtrN3ZYano3TkZLM0VvM25Bd0VUcnZlaTJsaFNyX1l0azBFR1BPUEVndnJQTlVYOHdVSHJ5RklRQkNqNFB4aDNObzJSajFGSTNYczQ?oc=5) |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE1lSWlXU0ZGVGtvTm9COTJHUnhNNEhYVWVSNFNCZHRpWERuamRoTThNcnJ4WkRhQzUwbFh2NHBYM2VxLUZLeVh1bnRjQzhtZHRxaF9pWnJ0MkZHUDVfbTV0THQ2TldQOWE4T0hzUjJKTWJkTk83UHJlWGpR?oc=5) |
| nbcnews.com | Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxPZWFPZkFRdk10VFliLTJhV1preHJodlZjSzByemU2WUNVeFpzR1RNTjM4WXdIVTZ3MjFHekFjcmZIWG1kSXBrMFkzQWZCQU9yQTNzRi1IbWlzNWZhLTVNQUtYZzFhSkNiOU9fXzQ0ZHJCMHN5NUJ0aW96czJ5S1JjWUhoUldTRzFwU0ExejhsOThLXzVqdFNpVHI2eUpmS044VUdIa0pyeTl5c1AzR053ZS0tRUFjLWl4dVE?oc=5) |
| Al Jazeera | Over 6,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DRC as death toll nears 3,000 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxNRjJ5ei03WHc5dmxhejdOcGh6ZEtIWnlDTWdvbmhqdV9kOWFmbWZ2aU1YdzN6Rm9RT19IcUNTc3N3X2RyanFZZWN0ZThwbjk2SXo0ZWJBSmdyRzRiblNjMEdNZTlvaG82WXBrNmlDM0Q0bzRjXzlhUmNhN25jYkJjclg3WTdWWmVtczMyenNNSFk1aUZFQXZqY0VDT216R0RGSmtIZ3ExONIBrAFBVV95cUxOOEpqT01LRHk0NFg1RldCUko1blhQYUNKNVRGSjdCLUhyazNGT0g3WFJSZUkyeEJBMnBrVkxzRjFOYTN0SDhqc1FfbUJYNS1KQkhCbE9RaGlnZjlRLUcwckd4d0NFQXhNY0R6QzZqS0RBMVhSWDJzUncxRndWOC0yV3VkS0tLT1lPbkRKdkJlMEdBQVR1OW91MFI5OFRwbTNSOUJoelpGR0gzUk9) |

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