Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 10,060 confirmed Ebola cases, including 4,887 deaths, as of October 25, with a fatality rate of 48.6 percent, according to a report cited by Xinhua.

The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment, and was described as the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the agency. Kenya confirmed nine infections, including two deaths, after a patient traveled from DR Congo through Uganda to Nairobi, according to AllAfrica.