DR Congo's Ebola outbreak has continued to grow, with confirmed infections reaching 3,200 and a fatality rate of nearly one in two. Scientists are racing to test the first vaccines against the rare Bundibugyo strain.

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.

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…