According to a Reuters report based on government data, the total number of confirmed cases of hemorrhagic fever Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 6,186. The number of deaths from this disease has exceeded 3,007 people.
In the last two weeks, there has been a significant increase in incidence: the number of cases has increased by almost a thousand, and the number of victims by five hundred. Modeling conducted by the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee indicates that the actual number of infections could be three or four times higher than the reported figures.
Experts warn that the current epidemic potentially could surpass the scale of the outbreak that occurred in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, which claimed at least 11,000 lives.
Containing the spread of the disease is complicated by several factors: difficult accessibility of affected areas, armed conflicts, forced population displacement, and attacks on medical personnel.
Furthermore, according to the UN, funding of $1.1 billion is required to ensure an adequate response to this epidemic.