Health & Environment
WHO Warns DRC Ebola Outbreak Could Become Deadliest in History
ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English1h
THE BRIEF
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The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 2,000 people out of more than 4,300 reported cases.
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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Wednesday that the outbreak is on track to eclipse the 2014-2016 West African epidemic.
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The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which currently has no approved vaccines or treatments to curb its spread.