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- Aug 12
Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 2,000 deaths as unseen Bundibugyo variant spreads undetected for months
The Democratic Republic of Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed at least 2,061 people among 4,449 confirmed cases, driven by a previously unseen Bundibugyo variant that spread undetected for months before being declared on 15 May.

- May 30
Five Ebola patients recover in DR Congo as WHO chief opens new treatment center in Bunia amid rapidly spreading outbreak
Five people have recovered from the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in eastern DR Congo, the WHO chief announced Sunday, offering a rare glimmer of hope as the outbreak surpasses 1,000 suspected cases and 246 deaths.
