Congo’s Ebola outbreak reached 11,042 cases and 5,387 deaths Wednesday, government data showed.
The outbreak began in mid-May. It is the 17th Ebola crisis in Congo and the fastest-growing in the nation, teleSUR, English reported. The virus infected 11,042 people and killed 5,387. The case fatality rate is nearly 49 percent.
The rare Bundibugyo virus causes the epidemic. It spread across eight of the country’s 26 provinces. It is the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. The 2014–2016 West Africa epidemic killed more than 11,000 people across 28,000 infections.
Ituri is the epicenter. It accounts for nearly 70 percent of total cases. North Kivu is the main site of new transmission. Health authorities said the disease reached Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, and a single linked case in France.
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Health officials struggle to contain the spread. Armed conflicts, poor roads, a strained health system, and community mistrust hamper work. Unpaid salaries and strikes by workers paralyzed key facilities. Work stopped at municipal screening checkpoints and river ports.
Resurgent violence hit Ituri. Violence hit North Kivu. The conflict disrupted contact tracing. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the response as a major humanitarian emergency.
Violence in eastern #DRC is costing lives and undermining the #Ebola response. -In Beni, @WHO is deeply concerned about the attack on an Ebola Treatment Centre on 6 November. Police prevented an attempt to set the facility on fire. -In Mabalako health zone, reported attacks by an… pic.twitter.com/ybKvZmYp11
Violence disrupted contact tracing in the hot spots. More than 1,000 contacts were lost to follow-up, Ghebreyesus said.
This appalling attack represents both a major humanitarian emergency and a significant setback to the response
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General
Schools in Ituri felt the impact. Teachers contracted the virus. Students and staff suffered trauma, Isaac Singoma, one of the head teachers, told The Associated Press.
Our students and the entire staff have been left traumatized.
Head teacher
The Bundibugyo strain lacks an approved vaccine. Targeted treatment is also absent. The World Health Organization backed two new vaccine candidates. Moderna and the University of Oxford developed them alongside the Serum Institute of India. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Institute for Biomedical Research will lead clinical trials. Results are expected in early 2027.
Travelers who were in Congo within 21 days cannot board commercial flights to the United States.
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Rapid recognition of cases, testing and optimized supportive care can reduce mortality, and improve community perceptions and acceptance of health care within the response.
Earlier coverage: DR Congo Ebola Cases Surpass 11,000 in Massive Outbreak
❗Ebola Bundibugyo in DR Congo 🇨🇩 has now passed 10,000 confirmed cases, with over 5,300 deaths. It's 2nd-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded. Half of everyone infected has died. There's no licensed vaccine and no specific treatment. This should be front-page news everywhere pic.twitter.com/7U0UR407Iu
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