The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo is nearing three thousand, with reported fatalities exceeding twelve hundred. Recent assessments have revealed over three hundred new infections. The World Health Organization has cautioned that the actual extent of the outbreak may be higher. This rare strain of the virus is highly lethal, and there is currently no approved vaccine available for it.

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…

The fatality rate of the latest Ebola virus outbreak since mid-May is far higher than in previous outbreaks. No vaccines or treatments exist for the new strain.