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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surges Past 5,000 Deaths, Raising Alarm Across Africa

World News

Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surges Past 5,000 Deaths, Raising Alarm Across Africa

Ebola fatality rate tops 50% after hundreds of deaths added to Congo toll

The Straits Times

Ebola fatality rate tops 50% after hundreds of deaths added to Congo toll

The outbreak has caused 10,414 confirmed infections and 5,372 deaths.

Congo's Ebola deaths top 5,000 as worry of continent-wide spread mounts

CNBC-TV18

Congo's Ebola deaths top 5,000 as worry of continent-wide spread mounts

Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak have surpassed 5,000 with a nearly 50 percent lethality rate, as the Ministry of Health reports 10,351 infections.

DR Congo Ebola deaths top 5,000, cases recorded in other African nations

South China Morning Post

DR Congo Ebola deaths top 5,000, cases recorded in other African nations

Deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African...

More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak

BBC

More than 5,000 die from Ebola in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak

Government data shows that more than 10,000 people have contracted the rare virus.

'No one is safe' as Ebola outbreak surges to more than 10,000 cases, Africa's top doctor warns Canada

CBC

'No one is safe' as Ebola outbreak surges to more than 10,000 cases, Africa's top doctor warns Canada

Africa's top doctor, who has called Canada home since 2013, tells CBC News there could be "massive" cross-border spread of Ebola in the months ahead as he calls for more international support.

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