More than 5,000 dead in DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak
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Government figures put deaths above 5,000 and confirmed cases above 10,300 in an outbreak that began in May and now spans eight of 26 provinces, with a 48.6% fatality rate. The epicentre is Ituri, a conflict zone; Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda have cases. It is DR Congo's 17th outbreak and the second largest on record; the Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment yet.
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