The outbreak is spreading at an alarming and unprecedented rate despite the tireless efforts of frontline medical teams. According to the WHO, 3,605 confirmed cases had been reported by August 1st, making this the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the DRC, surpassing the 2018 epidemic. That is a far higher death toll than in comparable periods of previous outbreaks: the devastating 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa caused 279 deaths over the same timeframe. The international medical response must scale-up without delay, and many critical gaps still need to be addressed. Every day lost allows the virus to stay one step ahead and more lives to be needlessly lost.”