Congo Ebola outbreak may be 4x larger than reported, WHO warns

The outbreak has infected 1,792 people and killed 625 as of July 9, with 70% of deaths occurring outside treatment centres.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak centered in the city of Bunia is unfolding largely beyond the reach of official sight — its true scale estimated to be two to four times greater than confirmed numbers reflect. The Bundibugyo strain, milder in its symptoms than other variants, has become a quiet accelerant: families care for the sick at home, unaware of the danger, while the virus moves invisibly through communities of a million people. What health authorities are confronting is not merely a disease but the limits of visibility itself — the gap between what a health system

Congo Ebola outbreak may be 4x larger than reported, WHO warns

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