Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000, government data shows
Authorities say nearly half of the confirmed cases have been fatal as mistrust, insecurity and spread into new health zones hinder containment.
- 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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Only one Ebola outbreak has claimed more lives than the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo
Only one Ebola outbreak has claimed more lives than the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo.
According to government figures, more than 4,000 people have died from the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The number of Ebola infections stands at around 8,300. The Ebola outbreak is the largest and deadliest in the country's history.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak death toll tops 4,000 as Bundibugyo virus spreads across seven provinces
DAKAR: The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 4,000, government data showed on Friday, as the worst epidemic in the country's history resists containment efforts.The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, became the largest and deadliest in Congo after surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic.It is now second only to the 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak, which infected over 28,600 peop…
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