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Ebola Death Toll Passes 2,000 in Congo as a Rare Strain Outpaces Existing Treatments
The Ebola outbreak sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 2,000 people, with 4,381 confirmed cases according to published government data. The outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, a variant genetically distinct from the virus behind the 2014 crisis, and that difference is undermining the treatments and vaccines the world spent a decade building. Experts say the risk to Americans remains extremely low, but the situation on the ground is deteriorating fast.