The DR Congo has recorded 999 confirmed Ebola deaths from 2,473 cases, a 40.4% fatality rate. The rare Bundibugyo strain has 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.

Authorities in Congo have said the latest outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 999 people since mid-May. That fatality rate is far higher than in previous outbreaks. No vaccines…