2 articles from PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera.
An Ebola outbreak in Congo's North Kivu province has spread to two new health zones, Biena and Manguredjipa, bringing the total number of affected areas to 60. The outbreak is the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths. The case fatality rate in the newly affected zones is higher than the overall 48% rate, partly due to delayed response efforts according to Congo's Ministry of Health.
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The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo's North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is much higher than the overall rate of 48%, due in part to delayed response efforts, according to Congo's Ministry of Health data.
DRC's is the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with 5,794 confirmed cases and 2,786 deaths.
