WHO says risk of global spread of Ebola outbreak is low, but high at national, regional levels
WHO says the Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, and officials warn suspected cases and deaths may keep rising.
- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, noting regional and national risks remain high in Congo and Uganda despite low global spread risk.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported 51 confirmed cases in Ituri and North Kivu, with concerns regarding the "scale and speed" of the outbreak prompting the emergency declaration.
- The outbreak has caused 134 suspected deaths and could last at least another two months, while Dr. Didier Pay, a former director of the Mongbwalu General Hospital, reported his clinic is treating around 30 Ebola patients.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Tuesday that the Trump administration would "lean into" Ebola response efforts, prioritizing funding for 50 emergency clinics in affected areas.
- Residents face rising costs as disinfectants increase from 2,500 to 10,000 Congolese francs amid supply shortages, while no approved medicines or vaccines exist to treat the Bundibugyo virus.
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The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international importance, the highest classification of the organism.The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus — a strain for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment — already accumulates more than 500 suspected cases and at least 131 deaths.What is known about the outbreakThe first cases were detec…
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There is no available vaccine or medicine for the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the outbreak, which spread undetected for weeks.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grappling with a rising Ebola epidemic, with almost 600 cases detected so far and more than 130 deaths. Ebola is a rare virus that initially causes a fever, fatigue, muscle pain, then vomiting and diarrhoea. It can then progress to the hemorrhagic stage, with internal bleeding – which presents as blood in vomit and faeces – as well as bleeding as from parts of the body including the nose, gums, vagina an…
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