On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeThe active Ebola outbreak in Congo is projected to surpass the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people among over 28,000 cases, the head of the World Health Organization stated Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus informed reporters: "At its current pace, it's on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016." Considered history's fastest-expanding outbreak, the crisis in eastern Congo has now claimed over 2,000 lives across more than 4,300 documented cases. The rare Bundibugyo virus responsible for this current outbreak has no approved vaccines or treatments.