Then vs now
Then and now: Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo
Compiled Aug 3
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has grown into one of the worst in the country's history, surpassing 3,200 cases and killing more than 1,000 people. The World Health Organization has described it as the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak on record, with health officials warning that most transmission chains are unknown, making containment difficult. Dozens of health workers are among the dead, further straining the response effort. The outbreak continues to escalate, approaching the scale of Congo's previous worst recorded Ebola epidemic.
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port
Ebola cases in Congo top 3,200, nearing record of the country's worst outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 3,200 cases
64 days apart