Ebola Is Still Killing in Central Africa. These Groups Are Working To Save Lives.

Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease. Since the World Health Organization’s May 17 declaration of a public health emergency, over 5,200 cases of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus have been confirmed and more than 2,500 people have died in Congo, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 550 people were in isolation with Ebola in Congo as of Aug. 7, the country’s National Public Health Institute said. Twenty cases and two deaths were reported in neighboring Uganda as well, but no new cases have been reported there since June 21, the World Health Organization said. The worst Ebola outbreak in history, which hit several countries in West Africa from 2014 to 2016, claimed over 11,300 lives. The current outbreak is only the third of the Bundibugyo strain in central Africa. Congo officials are reporting a 44% fatality rate for the rare strain, wh...