In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a disease older than memory is once again measuring the distance between human solidarity and human suffering. The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola — rare, untreatable by approved means, and now responsible for 2,642 deaths among 5,515 confirmed cases — has become the deadliest outbreak in the country's history, its fatality rate climbing toward one in every two. What unfolds in Ituri and North Kivu is not merely a medical emergency but a reckoning with the consequences of broken trust, armed conflict, and the uneven geography of global care.
DRC Ebola outbreak hits 5,515 cases as fatality rate climbs to 48 percent
2,642 people have died from Ebola in the DRC outbreak; approximately 160 health workers infected with 45 deaths; widespread displacement and attacks on medical personnel reported.