The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment.

All but two of the deaths took place in the Congo, which as of Monday had recorded 2,473 cases in the latest outbreak of the haemorrhagic virus.

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what’s already

Congo's Ebola outbreak has claimed over 999 lives, marking history's fastest spread. The virus has infected 2,473 people, with 737 currently isolated. This outbreak lacks…