Ebola outbreak death toll reaches 5,376, mostly in DR Congo
Health · First reported 2 Nov, 16:50 · Updated 17:40
Africa CDC data cited in the reports put deaths from the Bundibugyo-strain outbreak at 5,376, including 5,372 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reports describe infections across several countries, no approved vaccine or treatment for this strain, and recent clinical trials of a vaccine effective against another Ebola strain.
- Africa CDC reported 5,376 deaths: 5,372 in the DRC and two each in Kenya and Uganda.
- The reports attribute the outbreak to the Bundibugyo strain and say it has infected more than 10,000 people; the reported fatality rate is above 50 percent.
- Both reports say no approved vaccine or treatment is available for Bundibugyo, while clinical trials have begun for Ervebo, which has proved effective against the Zaire strain.
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- Reported deaths
- 5,376 total: 5,372 in the DRC, two in Kenya and two in Uganda.
- Reported infections
- 10,444 across the DRC, Uganda and Kenya, according to the left report.
- Strain
- Bundibugyo.
- Reported fatality rate
- More than 50 percent.
- Vaccine and treatment
- No approved vaccine or treatment for Bundibugyo; Ervebo clinical trials have begun.
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- An earlier Lux story reported that the DRC death toll had surpassed 5,000, with more than 10,000 infected. [f61ddbc6-7354-4d02-b517-6a95b70772f0]
- An earlier Lux story said Nigeria was investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the northeast; the summary said they were unconfirmed and tests were underway. [58e3293d-88da-46cc-b65a-f691914b9b19]
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