Congo Ebola toll passes 5,400

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak remained difficult to contain six months after its May 15 declaration, with more than 5,400 deaths and fears of wider spread.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD

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An epidemiologist projects that the current Ebola outbreak is likely to become the worst ever.

The response has been limited by “untrained and unpaid staff, ambulances without fuel and a lack of surveillance teams and supplies”, including water and chlorine.

DOGE cut USAID, a critical partner.