Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 782 cases, becomes third largest on record
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Summary
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, is already the third largest on record with 782 confirmed cases and at least 181 deaths as of June 13. Scientists are modeling the potential size of the outbreak based on testing rates, infection rates, and fatalities. The majority of cases are concentrated in the DRC's Ituri province, and experts warn this could become one of the worst Ebola epidemics on record.
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Scientists are scrambling to model the size of the outbreak—caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus—based on levels of testing, infection rates and fatalities.
The vast majority of cases have been in the DRC's province of Ituri, but infections have
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