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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 3,200 cases, death toll exceeds 1,400

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surged to roughly 3,200 confirmed cases, with the death toll now over 1,400, including 1,405 reported deaths. The epidemic is concentrated in five provinces, about 90 % of cases occurring in Ituri, and infections are doubling roughly every 20 days.

Health workers have staged strikes over unpaid wages, hampering the response. The World Health Organization’s Director‑General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the risk of global spread remains low. An experimental vaccine (ChAdOx1 BDBV) targeting the Bundibugyo strain entered a clinical trial in late July.

The United Nations World Food Programme has stepped up assistance, delivering more than 160,000 hot meals and food aid to nearly 60,000 people, operating 495 humanitarian flights, and transporting thousands of aid workers and supplies to the affected zones.

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Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain · Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain · Bundibugyo ebolavirus · Bundibugyo ebolavirus · Bundibugyo strain · Bundibugyo strain · Carl Skau · DRC Ministry of Health · Democratic Republic of Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ebola virus (Bundibugyo strain) · Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre

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