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As of October 15, CDC reports 9235 confirmed cases and 4444 deaths in the Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the DRC, now the second-largest on record.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest outbreak of Ebola, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. With children losing parents, facing an estimated 60 per cent fatality rate and making up more than a quarter of deaths, experts say children are taking the brunt of the disease.
At least 4,400 people have been killed in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Céline Gounder was an aid worker during the last Ebola epidemic. She shares her thoughts.