Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,300 people in DR Congo
Summary
The Ebola outbreak has killed 5,376 people, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Africa CDC. The Bundibugyo strain has infected about 10,444 people across the DRC, Uganda and Kenya, and has a reported death rate above 50 percent.Key Facts
- The DRC has recorded 5,372 deaths and is the outbreak’s epicentre.
- The DRC declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, and its largest, in mid-May.
- Uganda recorded 20 cases, almost all among people who had travelled from the DRC, and was declared Ebola-free in August.
- Kenya recorded nine infections and two deaths in October, its first reported Ebola cases.
- Two suspected cases in northeastern Nigeria tested negative in two rounds of testing.
- Nigeria reported one imported Ebola case in October and no deaths.
- France reported one case in July involving a health worker returning from the DRC.
- No treatments or vaccines are approved for the Bundibugyo strain; clinical trials have begun with the Ervebo vaccine, which targets the Zaire strain.
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