GENEVA: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying at an “exceptional” pace, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, calling for a significant scaling-up of the health response.
“This outbreak is now the largest recorded Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country,” the WHO said in a statement,
The deadliest Ebola outbreak in the DRC killed nearly 2,300 out of almost 3,500 recorded cases between 2018 and 2020.
The current outbreak was declared on May 15 and is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.
As of July 30, a total of 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, had been reported in the DRC, according to the WHO, indicating a case fatality rate of 44 percent.
