DR Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 2,000

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000.

Adding to scientists' understanding of the crisis, a new study has found that the outbreak was most likely triggered by a new spillover of the virus from animals to humans, rather than continued transmission from a previous Ebola outbreak.

Congo Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 as spread shows no sign of slowing  Reuters

Health experts are racing to stem the outbreak which WHO officials believe started months earlier than officially declared.

The Ebola outbreak, which has hit the DRC's conflict-plagued eastern and northeastern regions, was declared on 15 May but is thought to have already been spreading for several weeks.

The Ebola outbreak, which has hit the DRC's conflict-plagued eastern and northeastern regions, was declared on May 15 but is thought to have already been spreading for several weeks.

The Ebola outbreak, which has hit the DRC's conflict-plagued eastern and northeastern regions, was declared on May 15 but is thought to have already been spreading for several weeks.

Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded at least 2,000 deaths among confirmed cases, the fastest growing on record

At least 2,000 people have died among the confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak that is the fastest spreading on record, according to the latest government data.

DAKAR, Aug 11 - Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on record.