The claim that the DRC Ebola outbreak's case fatality ratio has nearly doubled — from ~20% in early June to 46% — is now contested, even as international attention to the broader DRC crisis sharpens.
Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak: DRC & Global Response
- Newly contested: The case fatality ratio rising from ~20% to 46% is now disputed. The figure was previously unchallenged.
- Ceasefire verification mission due in Minembwe, South Kivu on Monday: now reported by 3 outlets, up from 1.
- U.S., Qatar, Togo, Switzerland, and African Union Commission attended DRC-M23 peace talks: now reported by 3 outlets, up from 1.
USS Abraham Lincoln Crisis & U.S. Military Readiness
- New, uncontested: Sailor Joshua Aviles — nine months into deployment aboard the Lincoln — learned of his father's arrest while at sea (reported by 3 outlets).