More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was declared fewer than three months ago. A total of 4,381 Ebola cases across five provinces of the DRC have been confirmed as of Tuesday, including 2,011 deaths. It is the fastest-growing outbreak on record in the Central African country and is second in size only to the West African outbreak from 2014 to 2016, during which 11,310 people died. The response to the outbreak has been complicated by several factors, including strikes by unpaid health workers, misinformation and cultural traditions. There is currently no approved treatment or vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola responsible for the DRC’s current outbreak.