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Quick takes: Ebola deaths top 1,000, measles outbreak in Delaware, H9N2 avian flu in China
- On Tuesday, Congo's Ministry of Health confirmed 1,033 fatalities from the Ebola outbreak, marking the fastest-spreading instance of the virus ever recorded. The crisis reached this grim milestone in just over two months.
- Caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments, the outbreak is spreading three times faster than the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed 11,000. Officials blame delayed patient reporting for the elevated 40% case fatality rate.
- On July 16, MONUSCO deployed a mobile base near Nyakunde to protect patients and hospitals, allowing 'blue helmets' to secure treatment facilities. At least a dozen facilities have faced attacks due to community mistrust and misinformation.
- Violence remains severe along the North Kivu and Ituri border, where OCHA reported at least 60 civilians killed since July 12. Meanwhile, 25,000 displaced people recently arrived in Beni, sheltering in homes of vulnerable families or abandoned buildings.
- OCHA warned on Friday that recent cases in Kisangani raise concerns the virus could spread across the Congo River into the rest of Congo. Officials are expanding treatment centers and implementing infection control protocols to mitigate further transmission.
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Ebola Deaths Top 1,000 in Congo as Response Trails Fastest-Spreading Outbreak
Confirmed Ebola deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 1,000, prompting Africa’s top public health official to warn the outbreak could become one of the worst on record unless transmission is rapidly brought under control.
·New York, United States
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The new balance sheet published by the National Institute of Public Health specifically results in 1,269 deaths and 2,905 cases until 22 July.
·Mexico City, Mexico
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- 50% of the sources lean Left
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C 17%
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