Ebola outbreak killed 1,630 people in Congo

“According to the World Health Organization, making it the seconds biggest Ebola outbreak in history.”

CNN said “It hasn’t dominated the headlines, but there’s a major Ebola outbreak going on right now in the Democratic Republic of Congo. So far it’s killed 1,630 people, according to the World Health Organization, making it the second-biggest Ebola outbreak in history. But there is some good news in the fight against the deadly disease. Two experimental drugs have been found effective in treating the strain of the virusin this particular outbreak, according to new research published yesterday. The drugs are now being tested in clinical trials. Officials hope viable treatments come from the research soon. There are reports that Ebola in this current outbreak has already jumped the border into neighboring Uganda.”