The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 438 lives among 1,406 confirmed infections, a fatality rate of over 31%, since it was declared on May 15. The epicenter remains in the northeastern Ituri province, where 83% of deaths have occurred, but the virus has now spread to Kisangani, a city of 1.5 million residents. A 24-year-old pregnant woman's body tested positive for Ebola after being secretly transported by motorcycle from Ituri's Nia Nia health zone, highlighting the risk of transmission through infected remains.