Africa Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 cases, mostly in DR Congo
- Cases have likewise been detected in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, with the World Health Organization warning that Africa faces a “complex” task to contain an outbreak spanning the east, west and center of the continent
- After spreading under the radar for weeks, the virus was first detected in the northeastern Congolese province of Ituri, kicking off the DRC’s 17th outbreak of the disease
