Ebola crisis deepens in DR Congo as cases surge in hotspots

This outbreak, caused by the **Bundibugyo virus**, has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded and the fastest-spreading in Congo’s history.

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, the agency said Wednesday, as confirmed cases reach nearly 4,000.

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak

WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000  AP News

Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges  Toronto Star