Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history

Current outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people.

The outbreak, declared on 15 May, has caused more than 2,000 deaths, with thousands more reported cases.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

“The outbreak had a big head start, still way ahead of us, and we’re playing catchup,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief says  AP News

Outbreak to eclipse West Africa's Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016 if it continues at current pace, WHO chief says.

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rapidly accelerating, with officials cautioning that it could surpass the devastating West African outbreak a decade ago. The WHO said the outbreak in eastern Congo has killed more than 2,000 people among more t

The rare Bundibugyo virus responsible for this current outbreak has no approved vaccines or treatments

The outbreak in the east of the country has killed more than 2,000 people.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to eclipse the deadliest one in history that killed over 11,000 people out of more than 28,000 cases, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to eclipse the deadliest one in history  Toronto Star

More than 2,000 people have now died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak is the second-largest ever and shows no signs of slowing.