World·Ebola
Update: Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 confirmed cases with 4,887 deaths; CDC still rates U.S. risk 'very low'
Congo has confirmed 10,060 Ebola cases and 4,887 deaths as of Oct. 25, according to its Ministry of Health, the Washington Examiner reported, making the Bundibugyo-strain outbreak the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record, per the CDC. Kenya has reported nine confirmed cases and two deaths, Uganda 20 confirmed cases, and Nigeria its first case on Oct. 20; there is no approved vaccine specific to this strain. No U.S. cases have been reported, the U.S. has temporarily restricted entry for travelers who were in Congo within 21 days, and the CDC calls the risk of spread here very low.
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- Washington ExaminerEbola outbreak surpasses 10,000 cases in Congo as deaths near 5,000