Ebola cases in DR Congo exceed 4,000 as mutation fears grow

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

• The four centre-rated digests led on the scale of the outbreak and the investigation into a possible mutation. Tagesschau, whose full report is printed below, detailed the lack of a vaccine for the Bundibugyo variant and quoted Jean Kaseya’s warning that the outbreak exceeds response capacities. It also reported the quarantine of nearly 200 travellers after a passenger’s death with Ebola-like symptoms.
• France24’s digest noted the spread to two new health zones. Deutschlandfunk and saarbruecker-zeitung.de both highlighted the authority’s efforts to clarify whether a mutation is occurring. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the lack of a vaccine or therapy for the Bundibugyo variant, though Tagesschau’s full report did.

• The three right-rated digests led on the possibility of a mutation and the rapid spread of the outbreak. The Sun and REALITATEA.NET both framed the mutation as a fear, with The Sun calling it the "fastest spreading" outbreak. Handelsblatt’s digest noted the rising death toll and the race against time to determine if a mutation is involved.
• None of the right-rated digests mentioned the lack of a vaccine or therapy for the Bundibugyo variant, nor did they report the quarantine of nearly 200 travellers. The scale of the outbreak, 4,053 cases and 1,850 deaths, was included in all three digests.