Record Ebola Surge Kills Thousands In Congo As Virus Slams New Provinces

Congo Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 8,000 Cases as Bundibugyo Virus Spreads at Historic Pace

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting the world’s second-largest recorded Ebola outbreak as the Bundibugyo virus spreads across multiple provinces, kills nearly half of confirmed patients and prompts expanded U.S. travel restrictions, billion-dollar response efforts and emergency vaccine research.

Record Ebola Surge Kills Thousands In Congo As Virus Slams New Provinces

An ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has grown into the largest Ebola event in the nation’s history, claiming nearly 3,800 lives since May. Public health updates released this week show the virus has reached two additional health zones: Bulu, located in the northwestern province of Sud Ubangi, […] Record Ebola Surge Kills Thousands In Congo As Virus Slams New Provinces

The World Forgot About Ebola. The Organization Fighting It Has Never Been More Worried

(Wired) – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to be the largest ever. Ebola hasn’t gone away. In fact, the ongoing outbreak in Africa is among the most concerning epidemics the organization trying to tame it has ever seen. “Other than Covid, which affected the whole world, this is the thing that has frightened me the most,” says Nicole Lurie, who has worked for Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations since …