Ebola Cases Top 1,000 in Congo Outbreak

Confirmed Ebola cases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have exceeded 1,000, with 254 deaths reported as the rare Bundibugyo strain continues to spread.

Health authorities are struggling with contact tracing in the absence of any licensed vaccines for this particular strain.

The outbreak has overwhelmed local health facilities already stretched by years of conflict in the region.

International health agencies have called for urgent funding to contain the spread before it reaches neighbouring countries.