Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed 600 and is reaching new provinces

Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has killed 600 people and is now spreading into provinces that had been untouched. Authorities have logged 1,759 confirmed cases since declaring the outbreak on May 15, and new suspected cases have surfaced in Kisangani, in Tshopo province, well beyond the epicenter in Ituri.

The Africa CDC calls it the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak the continent has recorded. It is driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, and containment efforts have been set back by a funding gap, attacks on health centers, and the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo.

Previously:

• WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak
• Ebola in a war zone: what could go wrong?
• Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to city of one million people