Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 1,000 deaths amid resistance.

Africa CDC confirmed more than 1,000 deaths in Congo’s fast‑moving Ebola outbreak, driven by a virus strain with no approved vaccines or treatments. Health officials say the true scale may be far larger as conflict and inaccessible communities hinder case tracking and safe burials. Response teams face resistance, attacks, unpaid staff, and long delays in testing and patient transfers, allowing infections to spread outside known transmission chains. Experts warn containment is faltering, with community deaths rising and contact tracing collapsing, raising fears the outbreak could approach the scale of West Africa’s epidemic without stronger intervention.

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