DRC Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 2,000 Deaths, Threatening Record Severity
The ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 2,000 deaths, prompting concerns from public health officials that it could become the deadliest in the country's history.
- More than 2,000 people have died in the DRC Ebola outbreak since May.
- Health teams are struggling to contain the spread as the epidemic becomes the deadliest in the country's history.
Sources
- The Guardian — Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could become the deadliest in history – video explainer
- France 24 — DR Congo receives Ebola vaccines in face of 'exponential' outbreak
- Al Jazeera — Ebola continues to spread in the DRC as 16,000 vaccine doses arrive
- Al Jazeera — More than 16,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine arrive in Ebola-hit DR Congo
- France 24 — Ebola epidemic in DR Congo is spreading 18 times faster than deadliest outbreak on record
- France 24 — 2,500 dead and rising: UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'
- BBC — Ebola vaccine trial to start in DR Congo as warning issued over speed of infections
- Al Jazeera — Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500: UN
- STAT News — Scientists deploy Merck’s Ebola vaccine in DRC
- France 24 — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing 'exponentially' as death toll passes 2,500
- Sky News — More than 2,500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak, UN says
- UN News — DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreading exponentially, UN responders warn
- The Independent — Congo’s Ebola crisis deepens as deaths pass 2,500 and health workers are attacked
- Deutsche Welle — DRC Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially,' UN says
- The Guardian — Ebola outbreak: five big questions
- Al Jazeera — DR Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine as Ebola infections surge
- France 24 — DRC’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases, outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
- NPR — Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
- The Hill — Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history
- Semafor — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country's history
- France 24 — DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest
- The Independent — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now country’s deadliest ever – as deaths double in three weeks
- The Independent — Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in its history
- BBC — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history
- Al Jazeera — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history
- The Guardian — Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo now deadliest in country’s history
- Sky News — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now deadliest in country's history
- Al Jazeera — Why is the latest Ebola outbreak worsening?
- France 24 — Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: One death every 30 minutes
- UN News — ‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes
- Semafor — Ebola outbreak spreads to new province in DR Congo
- Al Jazeera — DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province