Ebola Outbreak in DRC Triggers WHO Public-Health Emergency as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo caused by the Bundibugyo virus a public health emergency of international concern. With confirmed infections and hundreds more suspected, the outbreak appears to be spreading undetected and has crossed borders to Uganda, while healthcare workers are heavily affected. There are no approved vaccines or treatments for this strain, making expanded diagnostics and cross-border surveillance a priority to prevent wider spread.