No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns as toll hits 80
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a severe Ebola outbreak with over 80 reported deaths and no available vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain. Health officials have confirmed 336 suspected cases, raising concerns about the rapid spread of the disease. Medical aid organizations are mobilizing resources to respond to the crisis as the outbreak poses a high risk of transmission across borders.
- ▪The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has resulted in 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases.
- ▪The Bundibugyo strain has a lethality rate that can reach 50% and currently has no vaccine or specific treatment.
- ▪The outbreak has also affected neighboring Uganda, where one Congolese national has died from the virus.
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- ▪ Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80 - AP News — Google News
- ▪ No vaccine for new highly lethal Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns, as death toll hits 80 — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80 — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Congo Ebola outbreak: constant burials as death toll reaches 80 — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80 — ABC News — International
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A man is carried from an ambulance as he arrives at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026. VICTOIRE MUKENGE / REUTERS An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has caused more than 80 deaths has a "very high lethality rate" and no vaccine or specific treatment, the country's health minister warned Saturday, May 16. A total of 88 deaths and 336 suspected cases of the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever have been reported, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said in an update on Saturday.
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