DRC Ebola Outbreak: 60–70% of New Cases Found Outside Traced Contacts as WHO Warns Virus Is Ahead

The DRC's Ebola outbreak has killed over 2,100 people across six provinces. Health authorities say 60–70% of new cases are found outside monitored contacts, meaning contact tracing — the backbone of outbreak containment — is failing to capture transmission chains. WHO's Africa director Dr Mohamed Yakub Janabi warned: "We are chasing the virus; the virus is ahead of us."