Ebola outbreak in DRC surpasses 11,000 cases, 5,300 deaths; no approved vaccine

The ongoing Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 11,000 cases and 5,300 deaths across eight provinces, with a fatality rate of 48.8%. The causative strain lacks approved vaccines or treatments, and containment is complicated by armed conflict in affected areas. This marks a historic escalation in scale and geographic spread, with the lack of medical countermeasures and insecurity posing significant challenges to response efforts.

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