Overview
- The government disclosed Tuesday that confirmed deaths have topped 2,011 and confirmed cases are about 4,381, with the epidemic concentrated in Ituri and now reported in five provinces.
- Genetic analysis shows the outbreak began months before the May 15 declaration and is driven by the Bundibugyo variant for which there are no licensed vaccines or treatments.
- WHO warned this week that the virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed and that health teams currently reach only about one third of cases, leaving many deaths to occur in communities without aid.
- UNICEF reports the epidemic has killed more than 300 children and that under‑5s face a markedly higher fatality rate while routine services and childhood vaccinations have fallen sharply in affected areas.
- Gavi and WHO are preparing phase‑3 evaluations using Ervebo doses from the global reserve to test protection against Bundibugyo, and neighbors such as Uganda have reported linked cases but later declared themselves Ebola‑free.