Congo Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000
Delayed detection and conflict have helped the outbreak spread faster, while eight provinces are affected and no approved treatments exist.
- Government data showed the Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 5,000 on Friday, with more than 10,000 people infected since the outbreak was declared in May.
- Delayed detection, conflict, and strained health services have accelerated the virus's spread more rapidly than previous outbreaks, hindering containment efforts across affected areas.
- This crisis is the world's second-largest Ebola epidemic, trailing only the 2014-2016 outbreak that killed more than 11,000 across Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone; no approved treatments exist for the rare Bundibugyo species.
- Eight of Congo's 26 provinces have been affected, and the virus has spread to four African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda, with many deaths occurring outside treatment centers.
- Health workers and humanitarian responders are receiving vaccinations to mitigate exposure risks as they continue battling the virus on the front lines of the escalating crisis.
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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has now claimed the lives of 5,000 people, health services in the country report. Earlier this week, it was already reported that the disease had been officially confirmed in over 10,000 people. The outbreak, which was first noticed in May, is the second deadliest outbreak of the virus ever. Only in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone did more people die between 2014 and 2016, about 11,000 of the 28,600 people who beca…
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The Ebola outbreak, which has spread from DR Congo to Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya, is the second deadliest in history.
In one of the most severe Ebola outbreaks so far, more than 5,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda are also affected.
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welingelichtekringen.nlAccording to government figures, more than 5,000 people have died from the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The death toll stood at 4,887 on Tuesday. The number of registered Ebola cases stands at 10,060.
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