Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Surpasses 4,000 Confirmed Cases

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 4,035 confirmed cases, with health authorities reporting 1,850 deaths across 51 health zones.

Africa CDC director-general Jean Kaseya stated the Bundibugyo strain is spreading nine times faster than the 2014 West African epidemic, overwhelming traditional contact tracing efforts.

Authorities are shifting to a village-by-village response, deploying community health workers to conduct door-to-door case finding and expanding digital surveillance tools in remote areas.