Ebola deaths in DR Congo pass 5,000 in worst outbreak

More than 5,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing Ebola outbreak, government data shows, with over 10,000 infected. The outbreak, which began in May, is centred in conflict-hit Ituri province and has a 48.6% fatality rate. It is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine or treatment exists yet.