Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record (World)

World NewsCongo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record2,000 died from EbolaAt least 2,000 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. Government data published overnight into Tuesday showed the outbreak has recorded a total of 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths. Starting from the first confirmed case, that death toll was reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak, the worst on record. The Ebola outbreak is unlike most previous ones because the rare Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments. The first Ebola virus to be identified was in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now Congo.