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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo becomes fastest-growing ever recorded as deaths pass 700
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the fastest-growing on record, with the WHO and Africa CDC warning that roughly 80% of new cases are emerging from unknown chains of transmission — a sign the disease is spreading faster than health officials can track it. Congolese authorities say at least 1,926 people have been infected and 702 have died from the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain across five provinces since the outbreak was declared on May 15, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak ever. Many victims are dying in their communities without ever reaching a health facility, and cases have now been confirmed across the border in neighboring Uganda.
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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo becomes fastest-growing ever recorded as deaths pass 700
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the fastest-growing on record, with the WHO and Africa CDC warning that roughly 80% of new cases are emerging from unknown chains of transmission — a sign the disease is spreading faster than health officials can track it. Congolese authorities say at least 1,926 people have been infected and 702 have died from the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain across five provinces since the outbreak was declared on May 15, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak ever. Many victims are dying in their communities without ever reaching a health facility, and cases have now been confirmed across the border in neighboring Uganda.