Congo Ebola Outbreak Second-Biggest Ever as Affected Reach 426
- Disease killed 245 people as officials face resistance
- West Africa outbreak killed more than 11,000 from 2014 to 2016
Health workers escort a patient at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Nov. 7, 2018
Photographer: John Wesels/AFP/Getty Images
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The number of confirmed and probable cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 426, making it the second-biggest outbreak of the virus in history, according to data released by the health ministry.
The disease is believed to have killed 245 people in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, where health officials are facing “physical and verbal abuse” as armed groups and community resistance hamper authorities’ response, the ministry said in an emailed statement on Thursday.