The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history and new challenges keep emerging

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history and new challenges keep emerging

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has said.

Infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs and a majority of new cases are coming from “unknown chains…

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a sign the outbreak is spreading…

"The scale of the outbreak is at least two to four times the number of cases that we have found," said WHO emergencies director Chikwe Ihekweazu.

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health…

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 2,000 confirmed cases, with 754 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. Fuelled by the rare Bundibugyo strain,…

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, a sign the outbreak is spreading…

The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, making it the the fastest-growing outbreak on record, authorities say.

DR Congo's Ebola outbreak has grown to 2,011 confirmed cases, including 754 deaths, making it the fastest-growing on record, according to government...