ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Congo’s Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading beyond epicenter, health body warns
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Arlette Bashizi) - How a Driver’s Sudden Death Triggered Ebola Panic in Congo
When a truck driver unexpectedly collapsed and died in a remote village, frontline medical staff scrambled to safely isolate his body, triggering a standoff.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
The latest government data shows Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Arlette Bashizi) - The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola
While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.
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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet
More than 300 people have died of Ebola in eastern Congo in the past week, according to government data
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Ebola Crisis Escalating as Death Toll Passes 2,500.
Over 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, according to the United Nations.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has become the largest in the country’s history , with health workers facing violent attacks amid rising social unrest. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Over 2,500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak, according to the United Nations (UN). DETAIL: The most recent crisis represents the largest Ebola outbreak in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The previous largest outbreak lasted from 2018 to 2020. Roughly 160 health workers have fallen ill with Ebola, and 43 have died. In addition, over 260 attacks on health workers have been reported over the past six months, with eight being killed. The current outbreak is caused by the…Open
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Ebola Outbreak Hits Record Setting Pace With Over 5,000 Cases And Nearly 2,500 Dead
‘The epidemic is far from being under control’
NPR (The Associated Press) - Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected and killed more people at a greater speed than any other outbreak in history.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Deadliest Ebola outbreak in D.R. Congo history
The latest Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, according to government data. That surpasses the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country’s history.