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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 6,000 cases, with 2,911 deaths
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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 6,000 cases, with 2,911 deaths

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Bundibugyo variant outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded 6,041 confirmed cases and 2,911 deaths, according to the country’s Communications Ministry.
  • The outbreak is described as the second-largest Ebola epidemic on record, after the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak.
  • The article says the variant has no treatment or vaccine, while the World Health Organization is deploying treatment to the affected area.

The Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo variant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has exceeded 6,000 confirmed cases, with 2,911 deaths, according to the country’s Communications Ministry.

The ministry announced the figures on X as the outbreak spread rapidly in western Africa’s Congo, describing the epidemic as the second-largest in history. The 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak recorded 28,616 confirmed cases and 11,310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization.

The Democratic Republic of Congo first identified Ebola in 1976 and has since experienced 17 large outbreaks. Earlier outbreaks there mostly involved the Zaire virus lineage. The current spread involves the Bundibugyo variant, which the report says has no treatment or vaccine.

The World Health Organization is sending treatment to the affected area, according to the report.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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