HealthWhy is Ebola spreading at ‘unprecedented speed’ in DR Congo — and can it be stopped?

Health authorities are alarmed by the pace of Ebola’s spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 2,000 people have died in the current outbreak, while the World Health Organization warns that the toll could rise rapidly. The Bundibugyo species is spreading faster than any previous Ebola outbreak, according to the report, and there is no licensed vaccine for it. Professor Aileen M. Marty, who helped the WHO contain the largest Ebola outbreak in West Africa a decade ago, is involved in the discussion.