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.

At least 999 people have died in an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to official data released on Wednesday, with the actual toll potentially higher as…

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.