Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo Has Now Spread to the Country's Seventh Province, Officials Say
The rare Bundibugyo strain is driving 6,942 reported cases and 3,349 deaths as insecurity and displacement hinder response efforts.
- On Thursday, Sud-Ubangi Governor Jean-Rene Galekwa Vundawe confirmed the Ebola outbreak has spread to the northwestern province, marking the seventh region affected in Congo.
- This outbreak is the fastest-growing on record, fueled by insecurity and displacement, and the World Health Organization warns it is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people.
- Laboratory tests identified the Bundibugyo virus in samples, and as of Wednesday, government figures report 6,942 cases and 3,349 deaths across affected regions.
- While new cases and deaths have declined in Ituri province, the outbreak's epicenter, transmission has risen sharply in neighboring North Kivu and Haut-Uele provinces.
- The situation remains particularly concerning at displacement sites, where residents already live in extremely precarious conditions, complicating containment efforts across Congo.
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Reported in May, this epidemic is the worst in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and now affects South Ubangui, a region in the north-western part of the country.
The most deadly Ebola epidemic in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to a seventh province in the country, bordering the Central African Republic and the Congo-Brazzaville, where the authorities say they fear a wider spread.
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The most deadly Ebola epidemic in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to a seventh province in the country, bordering the Central African Republic and the Congo-Brazzaville.
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Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to the country’s seventh province, officials say
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to seven provinces in the country, local authorities said. It's the fastest-growing outbreak on record. The governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Jea...
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to the country's s
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the world’s fastest-growing outbreak on record, has now spread to seven provinces in the African country, local authorities said. And it’s showing no signs of slowing down.
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