Overview
- WHO’s Public Health Emergency of International Concern, issued Sunday, raises global coordination without labeling the event a pandemic or urging border closures.
- DRC’s health minister said late Monday that authorities are investigating 513 suspected cases and 131 suspected deaths, most tied to Ituri and nearby health zones.
- Lab-confirmed infections have reached Goma in eastern DRC and Uganda’s capital, Kampala, where two cases with no known link suggest wider, undetected spread.
- WHO shipped about seven metric tons of protective gear, tents, and beds to Bunia on Sunday, MSF is preparing a large-scale response, and the US CDC is supporting field work and assessing relocation of a small number of affected Americans.
- Containment is hampered by conflict and displacement in the east, limited lab capacity, and delayed care as some communities first sought help at prayer centers, while the rare Bundibugyo strain lacks approved vaccines or specific treatments.