The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern this Sunday due to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has already killed 88 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to Uganda. The lack of a vaccine and specific treatment for this variant, combined with instability in the Goma region controlled by the M23 armed group, has raised global alarm.
Ituri
Provincia en el noreste de la República Democrática del Congo, foco inicial del brote de ébola.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern due to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has already totaled eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases, and 80 deaths in Ituri province, DRC, plus two cases in Kampala, Uganda, with one death. The measure does not constitute a pandemic emergency under the 2005 International Health Regulations, but requires global coordination to contain the spread.