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Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 1,000 as fastest-growing outbreak on record spreads

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The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 1,033 people among 2,536 confirmed infections, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed on Tuesday, surpassing 1,000 fatalities since the outbreak was declared in mid-May.

The World Health Organization has called it the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with nearly 90 percent of cases concentrated in Ituri province in the northeast. The virus reached Kisangani and two additional provinces in July, and roughly 740 patients remain in isolation or clinical care. Health authorities are battling the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine or established therapy.

Neighbouring Uganda recorded two fatal cases but has reported no new infections since late June, with its last patient discharged on 16 July. The WHO assesses the risk of global transmission as low.

Story development

  1. DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes world's second-largest as cases surge past 3,500
  2. UN calls for massive aid expansion as Congo Ebola death toll tops 1,400
  3. Congo Ebola death toll passes 1,400 as clinical trials begin on antiviral therapies
  4. Congo Ebola death toll surpasses 1,000 as fastest-growing outbreak on record spreads
  5. Congo Ebola cases near 2,500 as outbreak widens to 42 health zones
  6. DRC Ebola death toll surpasses 930 as Bundibugyo strain outpaces prior outbreaks
  7. DR Congo Ebola deaths reach 796 as outbreak outpaces all previous records
  8. Congo Ebola outbreak likely to persist into 2027, expert warns
  9. Ebola outbreak spreads to two new provinces in DR Congo as death toll climbs

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zeit.de DEU Demokratische Republik Kongo: Mehr als 1.000 Tote bei Ebola-Ausbruch im Kongonpr.org USA Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000euronews.com Pourquoi la flambée d'Ebola la plus rapide de l'histoire devient plus difficile à contenirn-tv.de DEU Mehr als 1000 Ebola-Tote im Kongo gemeldet
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