DR Congo’s worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases
- DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.
- More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) worst outbreak of the deadly disease, according to figures from Congolese authorities.
- The DRC officially detected the latest outbreak in mid-May, but experts suspect it had been spreading under the radar for weeks before.
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- DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.
- More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) worst outbreak of the deadly disease, according to figures from Congolese authorities.
- The DRC officially detected the latest outbreak in mid-May, but experts suspect it had been spreading under the radar for weeks before.
Sources: Al Jazeera