Congo Ebola epidemic exceeds 1,000 cases, according to Health Ministry

The death toll, 629, is the world’s second-worst Ebola outbreak ever.

Congo’s Ebola epidemic has now exceeded 1,000 cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday, with a death toll of 629 in the world’s second-worst outbreak ever.

Health workers have been better prepared for this latest epidemic of the hemorrhagic fever, which causes severe vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding, and kills more than half those it infects. New technologies like a trial vaccine, experimental treatments and futuristic cube-shaped mobile units for treating patients have helped curb the spread of the virus.