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