NAIROBI, November 11. /TASS/. The confirmed number of people who contracted the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 11,000, Reuters reported, citing official data.

The number of fatalities is nearing 5,400.

The current Ebola outbreak began in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda on May 15 to become the 17th and the deadliest in the country’s history. It is also the second deadliest one in the entire history of observation in Africa. Ongoing hostilities in the country’s eastern provinces and deep-seated public mistrust in the healthcare are significantly complicating the delivery of medical aid and anti-epidemic measures.