Ebola Spirals in DRC as Delayed Response Risks Repeating West Africa Catastrophe

The DRC's Ebola outbreak has already become the third-largest on record, yet evidence suggests it may have been spreading undetected for months before official declaration. CDC modeling indicates that without rapid intervention, the outbreak could eclipse the devastating 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic that killed over 11,000 people, underscoring the critical importance of immediate global health response.