DRC Ebola outbreak becomes second-largest on record – WHO
The West African outbreak, which affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, remains the world’s largest Ebola outbreak, with more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths recorded.
The outbreak was declared by the DRC government on 15 May, although health officials said investigations suggest the virus may have been circulating for two to three months before it was detected.
The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus, which has previously caused only two known outbreaks, in 2007 and 2012.
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