Deaths in Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak top 3,000, spread of disease shows no signs of slowing
Health officials say 830 people are in treatment or isolation as clinical trials and vaccination efforts continue against the outbreak.
- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola cases have surged to 6186, with health authorities reporting more than 3000 deaths since the outbreak was officially declared in mid-May.
- Experts believe the first infections occurred undetected in February, while the virus spreads through physical contact and bodily fluids with a 48.6 per cent fatality rate, meaning almost one in two patients die.
- Clinical trials for two antiviral treatments have been under way since early July, while 830 people remain in isolation or treatment and 1409 patients have recovered.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that "International attention, political focus and resources are still lagging behind the reality," adding the world must overcome the "virus of indifference."
- Targeting the Bundibugyo strain, Congolese authorities have rolled out a vaccination campaign for frontline health workers in the northeastern province of Ituri, hoping the vaccine provides protection against the current outbreak.
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 3,000 people have now died of Ebola. Health authorities in the Central African country have announced this. Since the outbreak of the disease in mid-May, 6,186 people have been infected, as far as is known. Almost half of those people have therefore died from it. Young children, in particular, often die from Ebola. The current outbreak is one of the deadliest ever, and the deadliest in Congo: in 2…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak kills more than 3,000, government figures show
DAKAR, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 3,000, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country's worst-ever epidemic continues to spread across its northeast. The outbreak, cau...
Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,
People dressed in protective gear lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of Jeannine Katusabe, who died of Ebola, during a burial service in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)
The number of Ebola victims in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exceeded 3,000, reporting on Wednesday to the National Public Health Institute of the country, cited by EFE.
Congo's Ebola outbreak kills more than 3,000, government figures show
DAKAR, Sept 2 - The number of deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 3,000, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country's worst-ever epidemic continues to spread across its northeast. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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