Ebola

From the first cases in Ituri in May to nearly 7,900 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths, a timeline of Congo’s escalating Ebola crisis.

The outbreak has now affected 63 health zones across seven provinces, while conflict and displacement hamper the response.

Congo has begun vaccinating frontline workers with Ervebo, though its effectiveness against the Bundibugyo virus remains under study.

Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to seven provinces, with Sud-Ubangi reporting a Bundibugyo virus case as infections and deaths continue rising.

Despite the toll, the burial team members say the priority is to keep their community safe.

DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said containing the outbreak required efforts beyond the health sector.

From surveillance to safe burials and treatment capacity pose challenges to Congo’s Ebola response.

There is no vaccine or approved treatment for the rare Bundibugyo virus that has sparked the current outbreak.

The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment.

Health workers and other people working on the front lines of the Ebola response are among the first to receive the vaccine.

The World Health Organization has allocated 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine to protect frontline health workers.

The outbreak in eastern Congo, considered the fastest-growing in history, has killed over 2,000 people out of more than 4,300 cases.

While it took about nine weeks for the outbreak to record the first 1,000 deaths, it's taken just around three weeks for the figure to double.