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Ebola death toll in DRC rises to 2,325, mortality rate reaches 47%
In the Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 15, confirmed cases have reached 4,945 and the death toll has risen to 2,325. The outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo variant has spread to 55 areas across six provinces, while the World Health Organization warned that it is spreading faster.
In the Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on May 15, 4,945 confirmed cases have been recorded. The outbreak has claimed 2,325 lives, bringing the mortality rate to 47%.
The current death toll exceeds the 2,299 fatalities recorded during the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC between 2018 and 2020.
Outbreak spreads to 55 areas in six provinces
The outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus has spread to 55 areas in the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele, Tshopo and Bas-Uele.
The nationwide outbreak was declared on May 15 after 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths were announced in Ituri province in eastern DRC.
WHO warns of faster spread
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement on August 12 that the outbreak was spreading faster than previous Ebola outbreaks.
Ghebreyesus warned that if the current rate of spread continues, the outbreak could surpass the largest Ebola outbreak, which occurred in West Africa between 2014 and 2017 and infected more than 28,000 people.
History of Ebola outbreaks
The Ebola virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever, first emerged in simultaneous outbreaks in 1976 in the town of Nzara, Sudan, and the village of Yambuku in the DRC. The virus was given this name because the outbreak in the DRC began near the Ebola River.
The virus began spreading again in West Africa in December 2013. During the outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone between 2014 and 2017, 30,000 people contracted the virus and more than 11,000 died.
Health authorities announced that no approved treatment or vaccine is available for the Bundibugyo variant, which emerged in May.
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