00:00An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 2,000 people out of over 4
00:07,000 confirmed cases.
00:09As country officials warn, it could become the largest in the country's history.
00:14The case fatality rate of the current outbreak is estimated to be 45.9%,
00:20putting it close behind the DRC's deadliest Ebola outbreak in 2018-2020.
00:27The emergency was declared on the 15th of May, but it is thought to have already been spreading for several
00:33weeks.
00:34Aid workers say the outbreak continues to outpace the response that's been expanding across the five eastern provinces affected.
00:41On Friday, WHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine
00:49to see if it offered cross-protection against the current strain spreading across the country.
00:54OFF-ROID
00:58The End
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