Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Tops 11,000 Cases as Disease Keeps Spreading
Health authorities say the Bundibugyo strain outbreak has spread to eight provinces, with no approved vaccine or treatment and 95% of cases found on informal routes.
- According to latest health ministry data, the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has reached 11,042 cases and 5,387 deaths, marking the country's deadliest such crisis in history.
- Declared in mid-May, the outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, which has spread to eight of the country's 26 provinces amid armed conflict, community mistrust, and a strained health system.
- The World Health Organization backed two vaccine candidates last week, though WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned, "Vaccines are powerful tools, but they're not substitutes for the proven measures that can save lives now."
- A British healthcare worker recently contracted Ebola while working in Congo and returned to The Royal Free Hospital for specialist treatment, with UK officials noting the public risk remains extremely low.
- The virus has now reached Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria, continuing the 17th Ebola outbreak in Congo and prompting experts to demand stronger containment measures to address this record-setting geographic spread.
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak has topped 11,000 cases, the government said Wednesday, a stark figure that underscores the severity of the situation as the country grapples with the spread of the disease.
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Congo Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 11,000 Cases and 5,300 Deaths as Deadliest Epidemic in Nation’s History Spreads
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Since May, the country ' s authorities have recorded more than 11,000 Ebola infections and more than 5,000 deaths.
The Ebola epidemic declared in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 11,042 cases and 5,387 deaths, with a mortality rate of 48.8 %.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak hits 11,042 cases, death toll rises to 5,387
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DR Congo, has surpassed 11,000 confirmed cases, with at least 5,387 deaths recorded as armed conflicts continue to hamper efforts to contain the disease. Official figures released by the country's National Institute of Public Health on Wednesday showed that 11,042 people had been infected, while approximately […] DR Congo Ebola outbreak hits 11,042 cases, death toll rises to 5,387
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