Ebola outbreak in DRC outpacing containment efforts despite some progress
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is outpacing containment efforts, even as some metrics like case growth and transmission rates show improvement. Burial teams in Ituri, the epicenter of what's described as history's deadliest Ebola outbreak, face community anger and fatigue while major gaps persist in contact tracing, testing, and safe burial coverage.
