The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 1,500 deaths with 3,442 confirmed cases and a 44% fatality rate, the United Nations says.United Nations coordinator Julien Harneis says infections are doubling every 20 days and that the Bundibugyo virus-driven epidemic is the fastest-growing Ebola crisis on record, while contact tracing reaches only 78% of identified contacts and displacement by M23 rebels hinders response.Humanitarian operations are strained: the
World Food Programme has cut assistance from 3M to 1M people, doctors have struck over unpaid wages, aid groups withdrew after attacks on clinics, and officials are urgently appealing for funds and security to restore surveillance and care.