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Congo - Kinshasahealth

Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’

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Current understanding

Current understanding

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Impact assessment

100/100

Why this impact score?

critical impact

Evidence found in the headline

  • Reported deaths1,300 reported deathssurge past 1,300

Components that influenced the score

Loss of life and injury100/100

How the number was calculated: The fatality scale reaches 100 at 450 reported deaths. Since this headline reports 1,300, the loss component is capped at 100/100. Human-impact evidence sets the overall score; wider signals cannot dilute it.