Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could become the deadliest in history – video explainer
More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case of this epidemic was recorded in May. The Guardian's global health correspondent, Kat Lay, spoke to CDC Africa's Yap Boum II to understand why health teams on the ground are struggling and what is being put in place to try to contain the spread Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in over 2,000 deaths since the first case was recorded in May. According to the Guardian, health teams on the ground are struggling to contain the spread of the disease.
The World Health Organization has warned that this epidemic could surpass the deadliest on record, which occurred between 2014 and 2016 and caused over 11,000 deaths across West Africa, as reported by France 24.
The Congolese authorities have received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine in an effort to combat the outbreak, as reported by The Mainichi and France 24.
Brief written by urgent.news from Guardian Health, The Mainichi, France 24 — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
