The Worst Ebola Outbreak Ever Recorded in DR Congo: A Pattern of Failure to Contain The Democratic Republic of Congo is once again at the epicenter of a devastating Ebola outbreak, with 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths as of July 30th.
This fatality rate of 44% underscores the virus's merciless efficiency. Ebola has ravaged Africa for decades, killing over 15,000 people across the continent since its discovery five decades ago.
The current outbreak surpasses the previous largest one between 2018 and 2020, which claimed nearly 2,300 lives.