Congo’s Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading beyond epicenter, health body warns
Summary
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading quickly beyond the area where it started. While cases in the original area are dropping, new cases are rising sharply in nearby provinces, making control efforts difficult due to insecurity and movement of people.Key Facts
- The outbreak started in May and has reached over 6,800 cases with more than 3,300 deaths.
- Ituri province has the most cases, with over 5,400 reported.
- Neighboring provinces North Kivu and Haut-Uele are seeing rising case numbers.
- Fighting between government forces and rebels in North Kivu has made fighting the outbreak harder.
- Vaccination efforts using the Ervebo vaccine began last month, targeting health workers and front-line responders.
- New vaccinations started in affected provinces like eastern Tshopo, Haut-Uele, and Bas-Uele.
- Vaccine supplies are limited; Congo has received 70,000 doses to date.
- The World Health Organization warns this outbreak could surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic in deaths.
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