Ebola fatality rate in DR Congo tops 50% as death toll reaches 5,372
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached 5,372 deaths with a case fatality rate of 51.6%. Health authorities are struggling to contain the spread, as a significant portion of new cases originate from unknown transmission chains.
Why it matters
The high fatality rate and the lack of a vaccine for the specific Bundibugyo strain pose a significant public health threat in Central Africa.
The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had reached 5,372 as of Friday, according to the latest official report released on Sunday.
The new data also said the outbreak has a case fatality rate of 51.6%, meaning that over half of the people diagnosed with Ebola die from the disease.
The situation report from the DRC's National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) showed that the country had recorded 10,414 confirmed Ebola cases as of October 30.
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