Ebola deaths top 1,700 in eastern Congo
New data suggests the death toll of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has topped 1,700, with health officials struggling to track the disease and identify how the outbreak began. As of Tuesday, the virus has killed 1,707 out of a total 3,802 cases, the Associated Press reported — citing a government update. Africa...
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has reached 1,707, with a total of 3,802 cases recorded as of Tuesday. According to the latest government update, the outbreak, which was declared on May 15, has been linked to the Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments.
The outbreak is considered the fastest-growing, with nearly 80 percent of new cases not coming from contact tracing but instead from community spread, said Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya. He made these comments during his second visit to the town of Bunia near the outbreak's epicenter on Tuesday.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is expected to visit Bunia later this week. Delays in contact tracing, difficulties accessing affected areas, mistrust from communities, and violence by armed groups and some residents have hampered the response, the Africa CDC has said.
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