DRC launches Ebola vaccination campaign as outbreak continues to spread

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun vaccinating people against Ebola in Kisangani, as the country battles an outbreak that has been affecting the country since mid-May.

BUNIA, Congo (AP) -- The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affecte

The ongoing outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest in history, the WHO said.

DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo. One zone has a fatality rate from the disease of 69%.

The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo's North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo's Ministry of Health data.

Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected  AP News

The Bundibugyo outbreak has reached 5,656 confirmed cases and 2,715 deaths, and is now spreading through 58 of the country's health zones.

Ebola Cases Keep Rising In Congo As WHO Declares Outbreak Over In Uganda  HuffPost

LONDON, Aug 26 - The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization official told a briefing on Wednesday.

Bulgaria's fake vaccination records fuel Europe's worst measles outbreak  euractiv.com