DRC Ebola Outbreak Becomes Fastest-Growing Yet Amid Insecurity
TL;DR
DRC’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, with 3,360 confirmed cases and 1,487 deaths across five eastern provinces ( CFR ~45%). Insecurity and dense populations complicate response, but authorities have expanded surveillance, built more than 20 treatment centers, and set up local labs; vaccine trials for this strain began in July with about 20 people enrolled. Uganda has sent experts to assist at border regions as the outbreak evolves.
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- Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time The New York Times
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