Congo: Ebola cases are rising at record pace

Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation.

How Congo’s Ebola outbreak became the second-most lethal on record

World Health Organisation warns country has entered ‘intense transmission’ phase of the virus

Strain of virus with no vaccine has potential to overrun response impeded by conflict and misinformation Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are losing their battle to contain the country’s deadliest Ebola outbreak. DRC’s health ministry declared an…

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United Nations health experts warn that that the virus is ‘winning’

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is battling its deadliest Ebola outbreak as the Bundibugyo strain spreads to a sixth province, killing 2,325 people from 4,945 cases. With most deaths occurring in communities, weak health systems, insecurity and funding

The latest government data shows that the total number of deaths has reached 2,325

The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

Case fatality ratio climbs to 46% as nearly one in two confirmed cases prove fatal, government data says

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history. The D.R.C.'s public health institute said in its latest report that…

At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history with at least 2,325 people killed, according to government…

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says many of the deaths occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo are happening outside of known transmission chains, meaning the outbreak is a long way from being brought under control.

Virus spreading in DRC faster than containment efforts.

Meaghan Thumath, a registered nurse and public health delegate with the Canadian Red Cross, describes response efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, according to the World Health…

The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.