WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda a global emergency
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, identifying the Bundibugyo virus as the cause. Health authorities report the outbreak has killed more than 80 people and produced about 336 suspected cases, with infections detected across the DRC-Uganda border including cases in Kampala and a case in Kinshasa. There is no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, so WHO's emergency declaration is mobilizing international coordination and urgent containment measures to prevent wider cross-border spread.
Just in: Director-General of the WHO, having consulted the States Parties where the event is occurring, has determined that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Olga Nesterova105In case you wondered about how Ebola spreads www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Olga Nesterova77World Cup is next month..
Left_of_West32Not now, ebola, we've only just started our hanta 😷😢
SamMosh (she/her)21And yet they are deporting people to DRC
pandagrl1.bsky.social13oh what a great time to have RFK Jr in charge of public health
shawshankexemption.bsky.social11Saw a CNN interview with a doctor who has worked in the region and contracted Ebola himself in the past. He said this is a very unusual/concerning viral strain + layoffs at WHO/CDC will affect screening/treatment + increase the risk of international spread with travel. www.cnn.com/2026/05/15/h...
Tamara7All we need is another pandemic with dumb and even dumber in charge!
Free Spirit | Broken Heart6“…the virus that causes Ebola is not transmitted through the air. Unlike cold or flu… Ebola is spread between humans when an uninfected person has direct contact with body fluids of a person who is sick with the disease or has died. People become contagious when they develop symptoms.”
Denise Dewald, MD4Two cases in Kampala, population 4.2 million. Bad.
slotsqueen3.bsky.social4Plagues Pests..Wars..the Anti Christ..who knew Trump would rain down his stench on all of us..guess Nostradamus was kinda right...
Whatthehell2Ok. Time to break out the Invermectin. In all seriousness, we are now poorly equipped to deal with these things.
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
Crow. JAMES Crow. 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱10Just 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...
VincePat4But good thing we've got USAID there to save the day....oh wait....
Therefore Review 📀✌🏻🍿3If only USAID had been there to help them amirite?
John Kaster2Absolutely the worst time to have fascists running governments
Tragic to hear about the Ebola outbreak in DRC currently. The strain has no vaccine unfortunately.
Pieter2Ah, so "the ebola vaccine" we hear that exists is not for all strains? Good to know. Thanks for the information!
Jan Heeger2But case fatality rate likely to be lower than common strains.
drgmp.bsky.social2I 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?
