Ebola outbreak in DR Congo surpasses 10,000 cases
The short version
- The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 10,000.
- Nearly half of the people confirmed with Ebola in DRC have died.
- The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
- The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has sent a team of experts to Nigeria.
- Cases have been reported in Kenya and Nigeria, raising concerns about wider spread across Africa.
What we don’t know yet
- The exact number of deaths in Nigeria and Kenya is not specified.
- The timeline of the spread to Nigeria and Kenya is not detailed.
- The specific composition of the ECDC team deployed to Nigeria is not provided.
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First reported by Sky News Ebola cases in DRC surpass 10,000 as nurse treating patients is killed by machete-wielding mob
Toronto Star Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries
The Straits Times Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread
CTV News Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries
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- NPR, left-leaningThe Ebola outbreak is breaking records -- and just marked a grim milestone
- Euronews, centreEuropean disease control center sends experts to Nigeria while Ebola cases surpass 10,000 in Congo
- France 24, centreAfrica’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases, mainly in DR Congo
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningEbola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak
- DW, centreDR Congo reports over 10,000 Ebola cases as the outbreak spreads abroad, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the Bundibugyo virus
- CTV News, centreCongo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries
- The Straits Times, centreCongo’s Ebola cases surpass 10,000 as fears grow of wider African spread
- Toronto Star, left-leaningCongo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow the spread in African countries
- Sky News, centreEbola cases in DRC surpass 10,000 as nurse treating patients is killed by machete-wielding mob