TOUS 4495 Ebola les autorites sanitaires craignent une epidemie d ampleur historique

The US health agency is warning of the rapid spread of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo and estimates that it could reach a scale comparable to that of 2014-2016, the deadliest outbreak in the virus's history. Experts are calling for urgent action to curb the spread of the disease. The current epidemic is linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine or treatment is available. Health authorities fear that the virus may have been circulating for several weeks before it was detected.