DR Congo Ebola Outbreak May Be Four Times Larger Than Official Figures, WHO Warns

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the DR Congo Ebola outbreak could be at least double and potentially four times the ↓ 2,000 cases recorded since mid‑May.

DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Discrepancy Grows

Field teams report dozens of unregistered deaths and clusters that evade official tallies, prompting WHO to revise its risk model.

WHO estimates suggest massive undercount

According to the agency, the multiplier of ↓ 4 reflects gaps in surveillance, community mistrust, and logistical hurdles in remote provinces.

“Our data indicate the epidemic’s true scale is far beyond what the headline numbers show,” said Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s Ebola lead, in a briefing to Reuters.

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International donors are scrambling to secure additional vaccine doses and treatment kits as the contagion threatens to spill over into neighboring regions, a concern echoed by AP News.