Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreak The latest numbers of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made this latest outbreak the fastest growing in the known

The long-running conflict in eastern Congo has driven nearly 10 million people into crisis or emergency levels of hunger, with Ituri — the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak — among the most affected with 1.9 million in need of food, according to the World Food Program.

The latest outbreak has killed more people at a quicker rate than any previous outbreak, including in 2014-2016 when 28,000 cases were reported, of which over 11,000 people died.

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50 per cent increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts.

Congo Says The Death Toll In Fastest-Growing Ebola Outbreak Has Passed 1,500  HuffPost

The fastest-growing recorded Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,500 people in eastern Congo

What is now the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is swamping eastern Congo with the latest fatality numbers racing past 1,500 according to official data released Thursday.

The fastest-growing recorded Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,500 people in eastern Congo.

The outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has been linked to the Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no approved vaccines or treatments.

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, according to official data released Thursday, a 50% spike in around a week that shows the outbreak continues to outpace response efforts.

The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed over 1,500 people in eastern Congo

Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says  AP News

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo, a region engulfed in conflicts and a fight over precious minerals, the head of the UN food agency warned Wednesday. The World Food Program’s acting executive director, Carl Skau, told The Assoc

Ebola cases in DR Congo have reached 3,262 - making it the 'fastest outbreak on record', according to officials.

[RFI] The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has climbed to 1,405, with confirmed cases now at 3,200, government data showed Sunday, as researchers race to develop a vaccine.

The report, which covers data up to Saturday, showed that 571 patients have recovered, while 773 others remain in isolation and under medical supervision

The latest figures highlight the scale of the epidemic, though expanded surveillance and retrospective case finding have also contributed to the rapid rise in reported infections.

The case count climbed to 3,200 on Saturday from 2,344 a week earlier, while the death toll has almost doubled in the past two weeks to 1,405.

Cases have surged by 1,000 in just 10 days as outbreak continues to spread across five provinces.

The announcement came as around 100 health workers went on strike at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak.

HEALTH workers at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding owed pay. The walkout disrupted care for patients at the epicentre of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, according to governm

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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases surpasses 3,000  Reuters