Worst DR Congo Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases
KINSHASA: More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities. Thought to have been spreading under the radar for weeks, the DRC officially detected the latest outbreak in mid-May, with nearly 3,400 people killed in its 17th epidemic of the highly infectious virus. It…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing its worst Ebola epidemic to date, with over 7,000 recorded cases and nearly 3,400 fatalities, according to official figures. The outbreak, which was detected in mid-May, began in Ituri province in the northeast and has since spread to conflict-ridden, remote regions in the east and north, where armed groups and weak state presence have hampered health infrastructure.
This epidemic marks the 17th outbreak of the highly infectious virus in the DRC and has now extended to a seventh province, South-Ubangi, which borders the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville.
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