EBOLA RISK RAISED TO VERY HIGH

Ebola risk in DR Congo, but we do not anticipate a Black Death."

--From the Daily Telegraph, London, 18 May 1930 Ebola risk in DR Congo (contd). Ebola outbreak in DR Congo continues to be serious, but not alarmingly so at present. The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, but in a manner not to cause public alarm. The number of cases is steadily increasing, but the mortality remains low, and the infected area is confined to a few districts. The morbidity has been raised to 750, and the mortality to about 200.

Original dispatch: Ebola risk raised to 'very high' in DR Congo