In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a nation long acquainted with viral catastrophe is now confronting its gravest Ebola epidemic on record — one that has claimed nearly 3,000 lives among more than 6,000 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain driving this outbreak carries a particular cruelty: no approved vaccine or treatment exists to meet it, leaving responders to rely on the ancient, painstaking work of isolation and contact tracing. It is a reminder that for all humanity's medical progress, some frontiers of suffering remain stubbornly unguarded.
DRC Ebola outbreak surpasses 6,000 cases, largest in country's history
2,911 deaths confirmed among 6,041 infected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.