Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 as DR Congo struggles to suppress outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed over 4,000 people, with confirmed cases reaching 8,300 across seven provinces. Efforts to contain the virus are hampered by poor infrastructure, regional remoteness, ongoing conflicts with armed groups, and mistrust among the population. A key transit center for Ebola patients was burned by soldiers searching for weapons, displacing 19,000 people, and complicating containment efforts.