Overview
- WHO declared a public health emergency Sunday over a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak centered in Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where no strain‑specific vaccines exist.
- Health agencies report 10 confirmed and 336 suspected cases with 88 deaths in the DRC, and laboratory‑confirmed infections have now been recorded in Kinshasa and in Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
- International responders have flown experts and about seven tons of protective gear and medical supplies into Bunia to bolster field care, testing and isolation.
- The CDC said it is coordinating the relocation of a small number of Americans directly affected and has staff in the region supporting surveillance, contact tracing and laboratory work.
- The United States on Monday restricted entry for some non‑U.S. travelers recently in the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan, as weak surveillance, conflict, mining‑related movement and health‑worker deaths in Ituri hinder containment.