Summary
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has reached 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 deaths. The virus is a rare type called Bundibugyo, which currently has no vaccine or treatment, and health officials warn the outbreak could get worse.
Key Facts
- The outbreak is mainly in Ituri province in eastern Congo.
- It started on May 15, 2026, and is the worst of its kind in its first month.
- 100 people have recovered so far.
- The virus is the Bundibugyo strain, which has no known vaccine or treatment.
- Health authorities believe there may be more cases not yet found.
- Contact tracing, which means finding and monitoring people who may have been exposed, has only reached 55% of contacts so far.
- Over 35,000 people who were in contact with infected individuals still need to be located and monitored.
- Officials have not yet found the first person infected in this outbreak, known as patient zero.
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