DRC Ebola surge becomes the second-biggest outbreak on record
TL;DR
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has reached 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths (case fatality about 44%), making it the world’s second-largest and fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, and security challenges, funding shortfalls, and misinformation hamper response across five provinces, with authorities warning the true scale could be higher than reported.
- DR Congo Ebola epidemic becomes world’s second largest outbreak aljazeera.com
- Fast-growing Ebola outbreak in DRC surges to second-largest on record CNN
- Ebola deaths surpass 1,500 in DRC as outbreak continues to spread ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500 AP News
- Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus The Guardian
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