Congo Ebola Outbreak: 600 Dead, New Cases Spread to Two Provinces
The public health crisis deepens as Ebola spreads to previously unaffected areas, with response hampered by funding gaps, worker protests, and no approved countermeasures.
Haut-Uele province
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Timeline
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Africa CDC declares fastest-growing outbreak
Africa CDC states the outbreak is the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on the continent as news of the spread to new provinces circulates.
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Health workers protest
Ebola response workers protest outside three treatment centers in Bunia over unpaid wages; police disperse one demonstration at CME.
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Government report released
A government report published late Wednesday confirms 1,759 total cases and 600 deaths, with two new suspected cases in Kisangani, Tshopo province—one with no known epidemiological link.
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Clinical trials scheduled
Health workers prepare for Ebola clinical trials at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, Ituri province.
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Outbreak declared
DRC authorities declare a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, after weeks of undetected transmission according to WHO.
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