Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000, officials say

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.

A total of 4,381 cases across five provinces have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of Tuesday.

At least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues.

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

Clinical trial of the Zaire Ebolavirus vaccine Ervebo to be investigated against the current Bundibugyo strain.

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.

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

There have been 4,381 cases and 2,011 deaths with 704 patients in isolation

Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record  apnews.com

Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record  Toronto Star

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

The World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May.

The WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, said sequencing indicated the outbreak’s start, with some cases early wrongly attributing to malaria and typhoid.

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record started in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as responders in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) struggle to catch up. The WHO regional director for Africa, Mohamed Yakub Janabi, told a press

Confirmed cases of Ebola in this outbreak have reached 4,200, including more than 1,900 deaths, according to the latest government figures.

The shift comes as confirmed cases climbed to 4,209 and deaths totaled 1,916, pushing the outbreak's crude case-fatality ratio to 45.5%.

[UN News] More than 300 children have died in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Friday, as health experts urged trials of the only vaccine against the disease to halt further spread of the rare Bundibugyo species.

More than 300 children have died from Ebola since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to figures cited Friday by United Nations deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq.