The discomfort became more frequent over the weeks, forcing him to seek medical attention and doctors discovered something alarming, and they treated it with a timely surgery

More than 1,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Africa CDC. Health officials warned that the outbreak, driven by the Bundibugyo virus, is spreading faster than response efforts amid conflict, community resistance, funding shortages and the absence of approved vaccines or treatments