Congo Ebola outbreak worsens
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The increase in confirmed cases can in part be attributed to a rise in testing and contact tracing, the World Health Organization said last week
Rising Ebola cases in eastern Congo are intensifying concerns among health officials as the outbreak continues to spread across Africa.
At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.
A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the risk of Ebola transmission in Europe and World Cup host countries is low as the tournament gets ready to kick off across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
After her mother died in late May, baby Buswaza was brought to a church-run orphanage in eastern Congo where the nuns quickly discovered the newborn was running a fever. Within days, she died from what they later found out was Ebola.
