WHO: DRC Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest on record

The World Health Organization says a fast-moving Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed about 2,000 people and is on course to surpass the deadliest outbreak on record. WHO also says the epidemic began before it was officially declared, a delay coverage links to the difficulty of containing it.

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• ClickOnDetroit (WDIV) · center · factuality: medium-high
  WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started month before it was declared, WHO says
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  DRC’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases, outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
• MLive · center · factuality: medium-high
  Congo’s Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest in history
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province
• BBC News · center · factuality: very-high
  Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes country’s deadliest
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now deadliest ever
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to a sixth province
• NPR · lean-left · factuality: very-high
  Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: One death every 30 minutes
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns
• BBC News · center · factuality: very-high
  Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  Ebola started 3 months earlier than official declaration
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  At least 2,000 die in DR Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record
• ClickOnDetroit (WDIV) · center · factuality: medium-high
  Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead
• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Congo Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest in history
• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Ebola outbreak has spread to new province in Congo, the head of Africa CDC says
• ClickOnDetroit (WDIV) · center · factuality: medium-high
  Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country’s history
• ClickOnDetroit (WDIV) · center · factuality: medium-high
  Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
• ClickOnDetroit (WDIV) · center · factuality: medium-high
  WHO says Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history
• PBS NewsHour · center · factuality: very-high
  Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has claimed 2,000 lives. Here's why it is hard to contain
• ClickOnDetroit (WDIV) · center · factuality: medium-high
  Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Ebola outbreak caused by new ‘animal transmission’: What that means
• France 24 · center · factuality: high
  🔴 Ebola in DR Congo: More than 5,000 cases reported amid fears of international spread
• Al Jazeera English · lean-left · factuality: medium-high
  Congo Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO
• Daily Caller · right · factuality: medium-low
  Ebola Outbreak Hits Record Setting Pace With Over 5,000 Cases And Nearly 2,500 Dead