By Ethan Covey
The 10th outbreak of Ebola virus disease to affect the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grow, according to reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC.
The outbreak was declared on Aug. 1, 2018, and designated a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization on July 17, 2019. As of Feb. 2, a total of 3,428 cases have been identified, resulting in 2,246 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are 1,157