WHO reports largest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
WHO, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the outbreak had spread to five provinces, affecting 49 health zones, with sustained transmission, rising infections and increasing deaths reported nationwide.
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, becoming the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
The agency warned that insecurity, population displacement, population mobility and cross-border movements were complicating response efforts and increasing the risk of further disease spread across affected regions.
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