The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the country’s worst recorded outbreak, with more than 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths, according to new figures released by the DRC Ministry of Communications.
The ministry reported that 6,041 cases have been confirmed, including 2,911 deaths and 1,366 recoveries. Another 619 patients are currently isolated or receiving treatment in hospitals.
The outbreak is being driven by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine or specific treatment. The virus has continued to spread rapidly across several parts of the country.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the outbreak as the “fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded.” Health authorities are struggling to track new infections, particularly because many people who become infected are not being monitored through contact-tracing programmes.
The response has also been complicated by insecurity in eastern DRC, where many affected communities are densely populated and facing armed conflict, displacement and other humanitarian challenges.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said existing healthcare needs, airport closures and flight restrictions have made it more difficult to move medical staff, diagnostic equipment, patients and essential supplies.
Healthcare workers have also faced difficult working conditions. Frontline medical workers reportedly went on strike in early August over unpaid wages and worsening conditions.
Meanwhile, neighbouring Uganda was declared free of Ebola on August 28, after recording no new infections for 42 consecutive days.
Health authorities and humanitarian organisations continue to intensify efforts to contain the outbreak and prevent further loss of life.
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