Keywords: Bundibugyo virus


US Ebola patient infected in Congo transferred to specialized hospital in Germany

A U.S. citizen infected with the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been admitted to a high-security isolation unit at Frankfurt University Hospital, German officials confirmed on Monday. The patient was transferred to Germany for specialist treatment after......

WHO launches clinical trials for Ebola treatments amid outbreak in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched clinical trials evaluating two experimental antiviral treatments for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), marking a significant step in efforts to combat an outbreak caused by the highly virulent Bundibugyo strain. Patient enrollment......

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads rapidly as global response struggles to keep pace

Health authorities and international aid organizations are facing mounting pressure as a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to worsen, raising fears of a wider regional health emergency. According to global health officials, the epidemic has already caused......

DR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 1,000 cases amid rapid spread fears

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 1,000 suspected and confirmed cases, intensifying concerns over a fast-moving health emergency centered in the country’s eastern provinces. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed the......

Ten African countries at risk as Ebola outbreak spreads, African Union Health Agency warns

Health authorities from the African Union have warned that the Ebola outbreak currently affecting Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda could spread to at least ten African countries, raising serious concerns across the region. The outbreak, caused by the Ebola Bundibugyo variant, has already......

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo may exceed 1,000 cases, WHO warns

An Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo may already be far larger than official figures suggest, with modelling studies indicating that total infections could exceed 1,000 cases. The assessment comes as health authorities continue to report more than 513 suspected cases......

OMS alerte sur une épidémie d’Ebola meurtrière en République démocratique du Congo

The World Health Organization has expressed deep concern over the rapid spread of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where authorities have reported at least 131 suspected deaths and 513 suspected cases. The alert was issued during a briefing at the World Health Assembly in......

WHO declares global health emergency over Congo and Uganda Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization declared Sunday that the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, its highest global alert level, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported across the two countries. WHO......