Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo kills over 1,700 as cases surge past 3,800
The latest government report shows that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has resulted in more than 1,700 deaths and a total of 3,802 recorded cases.
Health officials say that about 60-70% of new infections are occurring within communities rather than through identified contacts, indicating that contact tracing is failing to contain the spread.
Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya visited the town of Bunia to assess the situation, and the World Health Organization's director-general is expected to travel to Kinshasa and later to Bunia. The outbreak, first declared on May 15, has been linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.
Original headline: “Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges”
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