Confirmed Ebola Cases Top 2,000 in Congo, Including 754 Deaths
Health officials say 80% of new infections are from unknown transmission chains as the outbreak spreads beyond its original epicenter.
- The Democratic Republic of Congo reported 2,011 confirmed Ebola cases and 754 deaths today, with authorities describing this as the fastest-growing outbreak on record since the Bundibugyo virus was declared on May 15.
- Response efforts face a critical obstacle: the Bundibugyo strain lacks approved vaccines or treatments, unlike the more common Zaire virus, and the outbreak spreads faster than health officials can track.
- WHO emergencies director Chikwe Ihekweazu told reporters in Geneva that modeling indicates "the scale of the outbreak is at least two to four times the number of cases that we have found," while at least 80% of new cases stem from unknown transmission chains.
- Doctor Pascal Bahoya told AFP that healthcare workers have treated Ebola patients without pay since May 15, prompting strikes at Rwampara and Bunia General Hospital; striking workers agreed Tuesday to resume work only if paid within 72 hours.
- Clinical trials of two potential treatments recently began in Ituri as the outbreak spreads to five provinces, while the international community has raised $1.5 billion for response efforts facing funding gaps, armed conflict, and community mistrust.
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According to government figures, the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to more than 2,000. It is the fastest growing outbreak since the beginning of the records, according to the authorities.
80 Percent of New Ebola Cases in Eastern Congo Coming From Unknown Vectors: WHO
Four in five new cases of Ebola detected in eastern Congo are coming from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported, as the death toll in the country exceeded 700. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, executive director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said on July 14 that many of the newly reported deaths are those who died in their communities without ever making it to a medical facility to receive care. People wh…
More than 2,000 cases of Ebola, including 754 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the World Health Organization has warned that the epidemic...
Ebola cases soar past 2,000 in DR Congo
Confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, government data released on Tuesday night showed in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record even as some health workers have gone on strike over payment issues
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa is growing faster than any previous outbreak, according to Doctors Without Borders. More than 2,000 people have been infected so far and 754 have died. “We are still chasing the outbreak instead of staying ahead of it,” says Trish Newport, the organization’s head of emergency operations.
Unprecedented rate of spread, according to Doctors Without Borders, in less than five weeks, the number of confirmed cases has tripled - There is currently no vaccine or recognized treatment
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