Overview

• WHO says frontline health workers and identified contacts are receiving the Ervebo vaccine in southern Kasai.
• The health ministry reports 20 confirmed cases, 32 suspected cases and 16 deaths in the current outbreak.
• Limited access and scarce funds are impeding the scale-up of vaccinations and other response operations, according to WHO.
• One case was confirmed about 70 kilometers from the epicenter, and WHO assesses a moderate risk of regional spread with concern for neighboring Angola.
• WHO has deployed 48 experts and is using a ring strategy that targets those at highest risk after exposure.