AUGUST 1, 2019

1 Year Later: Ebola Still Rages in the DRC

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

Almost 2,700 cases of Ebola virus have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the outbreak began a year ago. The international community said it will continue its “robust effort” to fight this killer, which threatens not only the DRC but also its neighbors.

The DRC Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Ebola last August. One year later, the outbreak continues in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, where there are armed conflicts that