Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200

The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has surpassed 200 deaths within its first month, marking it as the most severe outbreak at this stage, according to Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday. The outbreak has identified up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts. Confirmed cases have reached 894, a figure that Dr. Wessam Mankoula, a medical epidemiologist at Africa CDC, stated is three times higher than a previous outbreak in Uganda in 2000, which recorded 281 cases at a comparable point. This escalating situation highlights the rapid spread and significant impact of the current viral hemorrhagic fever.