DRC says its Ebola outbreak has passed its peak and is under control, but WHO warns transmission remains uncontrolled and uneven. The disease has spread to seven provinces, with 7,022 confirmed cases and 3,398 deaths recorded as of September 10
The WHO said the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record in eastern Congo began in February, months before its May declaration. Confirmed cases have reached 4,200, including over 1,900 deaths, while conflict, misinformation, healthcare shortages and delayed diagnosis complicate containment efforts
Eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,700 people, making it the fastest-growing epidemic on record. Health officials cite widespread community transmission, insecurity, funding shortages and delayed contact tracing as major challenges, while treatment trials have begun in the worst-hit Ituri province
A fresh Ebola outbreak in Africa is raising global concern. Here's why experts are worried, how the virus may have spread, and what precautionary steps countries including India are taking.
