Ebola Death Toll Approaches 4,000 in Congo
Across the whole of Africa, this epidemic is now second only to the 2014–2016 West African outbreak, which killed more than 11,000 people.
TL;DR
- Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo exceed 8,000.
- 3,901 deaths have been recorded.
- The case fatality rate is 48.4 percent.
- Seven provinces are affected by the outbreak.
- The disease is active in 37.7 percent of the country's health zones.
- The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus.
- The outbreak was detected in mid-May.