Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says
1,500 deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak
Questions people are asking
What is the current death toll in the Ebola outbreak?
The death toll has passed 1,500
How does this outbreak compare to others?
It is the second-deadliest ever and the fastest-growing
What are the wider implications of the outbreak?
It is worsening hunger in eastern Congo and threatening a wider regional spread
What happened
1,500 people have died in the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, according to Congo. This number makes the current outbreak the second-deadliest ever. The UN agency chief warns that the outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo.
The New York Times notes that this outbreak has reached its current death toll in record time. The outbreak's spread is threatening a wider regional crisis, prompting the UN to warn that the response must triple to halt it.
The hunger crisis in eastern Congo, amid the Ebola outbreak, complicates the response efforts, as warned by the U.N. and reported by Democracy Now! and PBS, indicating a multifaceted challenge in addressing the outbreak
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- Fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns PBS · 23h ago
- Congo’s Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as it struggles to halt spread Al Jazeera · 23h ago
- Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Deadliest Ever, and in Record Time The New York Times · 23h ago
- U.N. Warns of Growing Hunger Crisis in Eastern Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak Democracy Now! · 1d ago
- UN Warns Ebola Response Must Triple as Congo Outbreak Threatens Wider Regional Spread Bloomberg · 1d ago
- Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 1d ago
- Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, Congo says AP News · 1d ago
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