More Than 5,000 People Have Died in Congo Ebola Outbreak

Adapted by News by Levels October 31, 2026

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Source: Associated Press, 2026-10-31.

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Read and understand · 1/3What does the Associated Press report about the outbreak? More than 5,000 people have joined the vaccine study. More than 5,000 people have died. Fewer than 1,000 people have been infected.

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More than 5,000 people have died.. The first paragraph reports more than 5,000 deaths.

Clue: An Ebola outbreak is continuing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Associated Press reports that more than 5,000 people have died. It says more than 10,000 people have been infected, using figures from the country's health ministry.

Read and understand · 2/3Why did researchers begin the study? To test possible medicines for patients To study how the outbreak affected hospitals To test possible vaccines against the virus

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To test possible vaccines against the virus. The second paragraph says the study is testing possible vaccines.

Clue: The World Health Organization says researchers began a vaccine study on October 23. They are testing possible vaccines against the virus behind this outbreak. The results are not yet known.

Read and understand · 3/3What are health workers trying to do? Find people who have been near someone with the disease Find places to build new treatment centres Find ways to make the vaccine study shorter

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Find people who have been near someone with the disease. The third paragraph describes finding people who have been near someone with the disease.

Clue: Health workers are trying to find people who have been near someone with the disease. Early testing and care can help people get treatment sooner.

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More than 5,000 people have died in the outbreak. Researchers began a study of possible vaccines, but its results are not yet known.

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