Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 3,000
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More than 1,000 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in
More than 1,030 people have died from an Ebola outbreak declared in May in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as confirmed cases in the DRC
There are a million people displaced by violence in the epicenter. They live in dangerous conditions and are fighting the virus with very little clean water.
The Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus has been devastating communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with no approved vaccine currently available.
The strain causing the current outbreak has no approved treatments or vaccines but global organizations are rushing to change that.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 800 people and infected a further 2,100, according to health authorities. Experts warn the Ebola virus disease is spreading through funeral practices and contact with deceased victims.