WHO warns Ebola outbreak could expand as deaths rise in DRC and Uganda
WHO Director‑General Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that the Bundibugyo virus–driven Ebola outbreak in DRC’s Ituri province and neighboring Uganda is spreading rapidly, with 131 deaths and more than 500 suspected cases (30 confirmed in Ituri; two confirmed in Kampala). The UN health agency declared a public‑health emergency of international concern, the US restricted entry from the affected region, and Africa CDC criticized broad travel bans; there are no approved vaccines or treatments specific to Bundibugyo virus yet.