What is now the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is swamping eastern Congo with the latest fatality numbers racing past 1,500 according to official data released Thursday.
A 50 percent spike in around a week is driving the surge that indicates the outbreak continues to show it is resistant to any and all efforts at restraint, AP reports.
As of Tuesday, 3,442 cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak, and 1,521 people have died in a medical emergency the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) defined as a global health emergency back in May, as Breitbart News reported.
The strain called the Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines...
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