Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak
Summary
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths in its fastest-growing and deadliest Ebola outbreak. The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has spread across the DRC and beyond its borders, while shortages, attacks on health workers and many cases outside monitored transmission chains complicate the response.Key Facts
- DRC government data reported 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths as of Tuesday.
- Cases have been reported in 66 health zones across eight DRC provinces, up from three health zones at the outbreak’s start.
- About 80 percent of new cases are outside transmission chains that health authorities are monitoring.
- The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, for which no vaccine or treatment has been approved.
- WHO announced the start of the first clinical trial of a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain.
- At least half of people who died were never admitted for treatment, according to the article.
- A nurse was killed and a colleague seriously injured while responding to a suspected case in Bafwasende, the WHO said.
- Uganda has required citizens returning from the DRC to quarantine for 21 days at their own expense.
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