Congo’s Ebola outbreak has most cases in first month of any African outbreak, WHO says
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing an Ebola outbreak in Bundibugyo with over 1,000 cases and 267 deaths reported within the first month, marking the most severe initial outbreak in Africa, according to WHO. The virus circulated for months undetected before its official declaration in mid-May.
The Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has infected over 1,000 people and killed 267 was detected late and experts say the virus had already been circulating for months before it was officially declared on May 15