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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.
5 developments over 64 days
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 is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers
Congo's health ministry says at least 930 people have died in the country's Ebola outbreak
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history
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