Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000, government data shows
Authorities said 4,018 people have died and 8,300 cases have been confirmed, as insecurity and mistrust slow containment efforts.
- Government data released Friday confirmed 4,018 deaths among 8,300 cases, pushing the death toll in The Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak past 4,000.
- Driven by the rare Bundibugyo virus, this represents the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, with no known treatment or vaccine available to stem the tide.
- Tensions turned violent last Sunday when Marie-Célestin Karondwa, a local official with the Union for Democracy and Social Progress party, was killed in Butembo.
- The World Health Organization reports that containment efforts are struggling as the virus spreads into new health zones, hampered by widespread mistrust among residents.
- This 17th Ebola outbreak in the Central African nation is currently the second-deadliest in history, trailing the 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000.
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With 4,018 deaths and 8,300 cases, the epidemic in eastern Congo is the most lethal in the country's history. Soldiers set fire to the transit center for patients, forcing 19,000 people to flee.
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of the Congo (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has already claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people, authorities said, struggling to contain what has become...
No previous Ebola outbreak in Africa grew as fast as the current one in Congo. Now more than 4,000 people have died from the dangerous fever. Children are particularly at risk.
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No previous Ebola outbreak in Africa grew as fast as the current one in Congo. Now more than 4,000 people have died from the dangerous fever. Children are particularly at risk.
According to official data, almost half of the confirmed Ebola infected people have died in Central Africa. Most recently, however, fewer new cases have been registered.
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