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Ebola Surge in DRC Outpaces History | Jamaica News
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Ebola is racing through the Democratic Republic of Congo faster than any outbreak before, with WHO warning it’s far from under control—over 2,300 dead out of nearly 5,000 cases, the deadliest in DRC history. Fuelled by chaos, displacement, and weak health systems, the virus spreads via roads, rivers, and mines. Three months in, this outbreak has already surpassed the 2013-2016 West Africa epidemic in scale—seven times more cases, five times more deaths. Deaths are happening at home, outside known contacts, hiding transmission chains. WHO is pushing for global cooperation and new strategies, including empowering motorcycle drivers as frontline responders. Control? Still uncertain—but action is scaling up fast.
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