Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history
However, the pace of the virus's transmission in Dr Congo, where it has spread to six of 26 provinces, has been described as "exceptional" by the World Health Organization. According to Reuters, it took close to five months for the world's deadliest outbreak of 2014-2016 in West Africa to reach 1,000 fatalities - the current outbreak reached 2,000 deaths in less than three months.The outbreak is the 17th to have emerged in DR Congo since Ebola was discovered 50 years ago.
- ▪However, the pace of the virus's transmission in Dr Congo, where it has spread to six of 26 provinces, has been described as "exceptional" by the World Health Organization.
- ▪According to Reuters, it took close to five months for the world's deadliest outbreak of 2014-2016 in West Africa to reach 1,000 fatalities - the current outbreak reached 2,000 deaths in less than three months.The outbreak is the 17th to ha
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its historyImage source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, A new Ebola treatment centre was inaugurated in Rwakole, Bunia, DR Congo on 4 AugustByOttilie MitchellPublished1 hour agoThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in its history, according to public health officials.A total of 2,325 people have been killed by the virus since it was declared on 15 May, surpassing the death toll of the country's 2018-2020 outbreak.The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said last week, warning that "the epidemic is killing someone every 30 minutes".
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