Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest in DR Congo's History
Authorities said the outbreak has killed 2,325 people and infected 4,945, with most new cases found outside contact tracing networks.
- On Sunday, government data showed the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.
- Caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, this outbreak has no approved vaccines or treatments. Declared on May 15, weak health infrastructure and community resistance have fueled its spread.
- The case fatality ratio has risen from about 20% in early June to 46%, meaning nearly one in every two confirmed cases is fatal. Confirmed cases reached 4,945, including 101 new cases in the previous 24 hours.
- Thomas Parisch, a public health specialist with Medecins Sans Frontieres, stated that cases are detected late, "when treatment is less likely to succeed, with many identified only after they die in the community."
- Congo's 17th outbreak is dwarfed only by West Africa's 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, which recorded 11,310 deaths. While the virus previously spread to Uganda, authorities there limited deaths to two and declared the outbreak over last month.
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Ebola deaths were recorded at a rate of one every 28 minutes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) last week, making the outbreak the nation’s deadliest on record as authorities struggle to contain the rapidly spreading disease.The death toll reached 2,325 after another 365 fatalities w
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