Overview
- A government situation report published Monday recorded 8,067 confirmed cases and 3,901 deaths across 63 health zones, a crude fatality rate near 48 percent.
- The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus for which no licensed vaccine or proven treatment exists and several candidate vaccines and therapies are now in clinical trials.
- WHO and partners say response capacity is collapsing because thousands of specialized staff are unavailable after delayed pay, strikes and the deaths of about 50 health workers.
- Widespread mistrust, attacks on officials and the forced movement of displaced people are blocking contact tracing and safe burials, leaving a high share of deaths to occur in communities.
- The United States pledged an additional $267 million to expand treatment units, burial teams and testing, but agencies warn far larger and sustained funding and improved access are needed to change the epidemic’s course.