Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing ‘exponentially’ as death toll passes 2,500

Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks

Sounding the alarm that the outbreak is “spreading faster and wider” than ever before, the UN’s Senior Ebola Coordinator Julien Harneis reported that more than 2,500 people have now died.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is gearing up to roll out an Ebola vaccine with some doses being used as part of a trial to see if it is effective against the Bundibugyo species of the virus that is currently circulating in the country.

The crisis is being compounded by local hostility towards medical staff, as well as responders falling ill and dying from the infection.