A small town in Ituri Province, DR Congo
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak in the DRC has surpassed 4,000 confirmed cases with about 2,000 deaths, making it the fastest-growing and second-largest Ebola outbreak on record. Health workers’ strikes, security threats, misinformation, and limited access are slowing containment while vaccine and treatment trials progress. WHO warns the outbreak could outpace the 2014-16 West Africa crisis if access to communities does not improve.
The Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak has prompted safety-burial rules that trigger protests in Ituri and Rwampara. Authorities report communities are grappling with misinformation, and aid teams are maintaining safe burial protocols amid rising tensions.
Health workers in Congo's Ituri province are contending with an Ebola outbreak amid supply shortages, civil unrest and attacks on treatment centers. The World Health Organization has declared it a public health emergency of international concern, while aid deliveries from the EU and U.S. are expanding to Bunia and surrounding areas. Authorities report thousands of suspected cases and hundreds of deaths, with efforts hampered by security threats and logistical hurdles.
A Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak has produced more than 500 confirmed cases across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and at least 19 confirmed cases in Uganda. WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern; authorities are scaling up testing, treatment centres and cross-border preparedness while contact tracing and supplies remain insufficient.
Eastern Congo faces one of the fastest Ebola outbreaks on record. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment. Health workers describe chronic PPE shortages and rising infections. Women, who are the primary caregivers at home, face heightened risk and fear as frontline staff struggle to manage the outbreak.
Multiple nations mobilize resources as the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak expands in the DRC and Uganda. WHO-led plans total $518 million to boost surveillance, testing, and infection control over the next six months; U.S. and China weigh intensified involvement.
Ebola is spreading rapidly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with hundreds dead and thousands infected. International aid is being cut, and health and water infrastructure are under strain as conflict and reduced funding hinder containment and safe burials.
Health authorities have reported at least 1,759 confirmed Ebola cases and about 600 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo since mid-May, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain. The World Health Organization has enrolled the first patient in a trial testing MBP134 and remdesivir; treatment centres are strained and insecurity and funding shortfalls are hindering response.
The Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has intensified, with cases rising and deaths increasing. Health workers are striking over unpaid salaries, while international partners warn the official figures may undercount the true toll. Trials for treatments have begun, and vaccination efforts remain limited by the absence of a vaccine for this strain.
Frontline workers at Ituri’s Ebola response facilities have struck over unpaid wages as the Bundibugyo outbreak expands to more provinces. The situation adds strain to an already overwhelmed health system, with clinics at capacity and mistrust hampering containment efforts. New cases have been confirmed in Haut-Uele and Tshopo, raising the outbreak’s regional footprint.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo-ebola outbreak has intensified. More than 2,973 confirmed cases and 1,309 deaths have been reported. Health workers are on strike over two months of unpaid bonuses, disrupting care at Elikya Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia and complicating the response as cases rise and insecurity persists.
The Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC has intensified, with WHO confirming rapid spread across 48 health zones in five provinces. WFP warns that food assistance is frontline in containment, while UN agencies scale flights, meals, and rations to affected communities amid rising hunger and movement restrictions.