More than 5,000 people have now died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, new government figures show.
The death toll stands at 5,026 among 10,351 confirmed and suspected cases. Nearly half of patients die.
The Bundibugyo strain is behind it. No approved vaccine or specific treatment exists yet.
The outbreak began in Ituri Province in eastern Congo in mid-May. It has since reached eight provinces.
Kenya has nine cases and two deaths. Nigeria recorded its first Ebola case in over ten years.
It is the first Ebola outbreak recorded across three African regions. The most widespread ever.
About 80 percent of new cases appear outside monitored contact chains, the Africa CDC says.
Rebel fighting and an insurgency near Uganda limit where medical teams can safely go.
Health workers demand four months of unpaid wages. Some treatment centers have ground to a halt.
Over 2,700 children infected. Over 1,900 orphaned. Under-fives die at a 72 percent rate.
Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya: the outbreak is not yet under control after a ministers' meeting.
Nigeria faces six weeks of contact monitoring. A trial vaccine is in use, but not approved. Read the full story.
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