DR Congo says Ebola cases exceed 5,000 with 2,378 deaths
Starting from the first officially confirmed case in mid-May, the current outbreak has spread about three times faster than the deadliest on record.4 per cent, it is far worse in some places where response efforts are more challenging, such as in North Kivu province where the fatality rate is 70 per cent.
Experts believe the virus began spreading from the mining town of Mongbwalu as early as February, months before authorities declared the outbreak on 15 May.
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