WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads
Tedros said the outbreak has spread faster than the response, with 1,077 suspected cases and 246 deaths reported as aid and supplies arrive.
- On Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record, which is outpacing global response efforts.
- The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which no vaccine or treatment exists, while the virus has circulated for weeks amid armed conflict hampering containment efforts in eastern Congo.
- Government figures confirm 121 cases and 17 deaths, though suspected data shows 1,077 cases and 246 fatalities. Health workers face severe supply shortages and violent attacks, some treating patients with expired masks.
- The United States announced an additional $80m in funding on Thursday, bringing total aid to $112m, while implementing travel bans for green card holders from Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan within 21 days.
- Africa CDC aims to secure a vaccine against Bundibugyo by end of 2026, while Tedros appealed for a ceasefire, stating, "We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling.
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