Ebola is hitting a health system already weakened by years of conflict and mass displacement, with recent cuts to humanitarian funding adding to the strain The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Ebola is hitting a health system already weakened by years of conflict and mass displacement, with recent cuts to humanitarian funding adding to the strainS1

• The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.S2

• Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's history.S3

• Government data shows that 2,325 people have died from the disease, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak.S4

• The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo became the nation's deadliest over the weekend with a death toll of more than 2,300.S5

• In just three months, an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has rewritten the country’s public health record books, killing 2,325 people and overtaking the toll from the devastating 2018-2020 epidemic to become the deadliest in Congo’s history....S6

• A top UN official says 'speed, scale, and solidarity' needed 'before this virus gets even further ahead of us'.S7