Ebola outbreak near 1,000 cases as containment stalls
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda shows no sign of containment, with nearly 1,000 suspected cases (977 in the DRC and seven confirmed in Uganda) and about a 14% case-fatality rate. Uganda closed its border with the DRC amid violence that has disrupted response and led to attacks on treatment centers. The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine or approved therapeutics, complicating control efforts. The US is tightening travel safeguards with enhanced airport screenings and a plan to quarantine travelers in Kenya, while WHO warns that poor conditions and insecurity hinder contact tracing, keeping the global risk low but the outbreak unresolved.
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