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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreading exponentially as death toll surpasses 2,500, UN coordinator says
Africa CDC said the outbreak has reached 5,021 cases and 2,378 deaths, with nearly half of fatal infections reported in the last 20 days.
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading three times faster than the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, marking it as the fastest-growing outbreak on record.
- Caused by the Bundibugyo variant, the 17th recorded DRC outbreak remained undetected until May because diagnostic errors led doctors to misattribute patient symptoms to malaria, typhus, or seasonal flu.
- More than 5,100 infections and 2,420 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak began, with Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director Jean Kaseya noting 60% to 70% of fatalities occur in communities rather than hospitals.
- Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine to support containment efforts, yet the World Health Organization warns it has secured only 60% of the $115 million required for the full epidemic response.
- Although early laboratory and animal data suggest Ervebo may provide some protection against Bundibugyo, the lack of an approved vaccine for this strain and rapid community transmission remain significant obstacles to containment.
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According to the UN, more than 2,500 people have died at the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Authorities intensify vaccination, but WHO warns of the unprecedented rate of spread of the outbreak
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philenews.comEbola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
Aug 21 - More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 2,500, and the spread continues.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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