Ebola outbreak nears Kinshasa; 17M at risk as DRC death toll tops 3,000

The ongoing Ebola epidemic in the DRC, which has killed over 3,000 in the east, now threatens Kinshasa, a city of 17 million. The virus has not yet been confirmed in the capital, but the risk of urban spread is high. This would mark a major escalation of the outbreak and a severe public-health emergency.