Confirmed Ebola cases in eastern Congo surpass 3,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 3,000 confirmed Ebola cases, including over 1,300 deaths, according to the country's public health institute. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, has no approved vaccine.
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have passed 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths, the country's public health institute reported. Declared in mid-May, the outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine and a fatality rate near 40 percent. The World Health Organization warns the true scale could be two to four times larger than official figures. A clinical trial testing the antibody MBP134 and the antiviral remdesivir is underway, and Congo's prime minister says a vaccine and treatment are hoped for within two to four months. Source: DRC public health institute, Reuters, CGTN/Xinhua, WHO, US CDC.