Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's Ituri province

scienceMay 16, 202622519

Health authorities say a new Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus has killed about 65 people and produced 246 suspected cases in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda has confirmed at least one linked case, and governments have started cross-border screening toward South Sudan and Rwanda. Because the outbreak involves the rarer Bundibugyo strain, existing vaccine and treatment strategies are less well established, increasing the urgency of contact tracing and regional coordination to prevent wider spread.

NPR

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Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

21044d ago

Crow. JAMES Crow. 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱10

Just a reminder that this is one of the countries we’re doing indefensible third-party deportations to, as reported by @gillianbrockell.com gillianbrockell.com/breaking-ice...

VincePat4

But good thing we've got USAID there to save the day....oh wait....

Therefore Review 📀✌🏻🍿3

If only USAID had been there to help them amirite?

John Kaster2

Absolutely the worst time to have fascists running governments

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦

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#Ebola: New outbreak in NE DRC, in Ituri province, where the large 2018-2020 outbreak took place. Security issues there make responses challenging. DRC has announced this one is caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola. Only 2 previous Bundibugyo outbreaks (2007, 2012). No licensed vaccine for it.

6845d ago

Kit Yates

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More bad infectious disease news: “Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 80 deaths have been reported”

5045d ago

Prof Sheena Cruickshank

@sheencr.bsky.social

Tragic to hear about the Ebola outbreak in DRC currently. The strain has no vaccine unfortunately.

3645d ago

Pieter2

Ah, so "the ebola vaccine" we hear that exists is not for all strains? Good to know. Thanks for the information!

Jan Heeger2

But case fatality rate likely to be lower than common strains.

drgmp.bsky.social2

I did some work MSF long ago evaluating a monoclonal Ab in CHO in RD, on site in Beijing but got 3 doses to London used to successfully treat an infected British nurse who had been working with Ebola cases in Africa. Never heard any more as China banned all further exports. Any Commercialised?

AZ Intel

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Africa CDC reports Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, with more than 200 suspected cases and 65 deaths. (BNO News)

1846d ago

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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The #DRC has declared a new #Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, with 13 cases so far confirmed to be caused by the Bundibugyo species. A total of 67 community deaths suspected to be due to Ebola Bundibugyo have been reported. 1/2

1345d ago

RTÉ News

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At least 65 people have died in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus has been declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, African health officials said, with neighbouring Uganda also confirming one related death.

1245d ago

Matthew Downhour

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This Ebola outbreak seems quite bad - and it’s occurring in the same area that pro govt militias just massacred a bunch of people so I kinda doubt the response is going to be very effective

1944d ago

public health guy

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this outbreak is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. it’s clearly already been spreading for weeks. little to no US support. WHO is strapped. no vaccine/mAbs like ebola zaire. it’s going to be a bad one. (again, not bad like covid/flu pandemics. i mean in the context of ebola outbreaks)

2245d ago

Betty C. Jung

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Deadly Virus Resurges Africa's top public health officials yesterday confirmed an Ebola outbreak in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths have been reported, with four deaths definitely linked to Ebola via lab testing.

1144d ago

Mary Grace #SanctionIsraelNow

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Are we ready for another pandemic? I don’t think we acted on lessons learned from the last one, and defunding the WHO and USAID has not helped. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

744d ago

Red Riccardo

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Ebola outbreak in Africa is 'public health emergency of international concern': WHO Source: ABC News Tag your it Trump.

744d ago

The Mirror

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the highest level of global health alert under international law.

544d ago

justthenews77.bsky.social

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Pray that the Ebola outbreak in the Congo does not morph into a #pandemic. President #Trump proved in his first term that ignorance plus arrogance is a deadly combination. #Covid-19

544d ago

Christine

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We're watching yet another deadly outbreak unfold. We can thank RFKJ for gutting our vaccine programs. I'm betting his response will be some version of "Your body's got this—no need to worry." Yah, tell that to the 87 people that just died from Ebola. www.npr.org/2026/05/16/g...

744d ago

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo's Ituri province

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