Overview
- World Health Organization figures show about 782 confirmed cases and 181 deaths in the DRC, with 19 confirmed cases and two deaths reported in Uganda, figures current to June 15.
- Doctors Without Borders said the outbreak is outpacing the response, reporting overwhelmed treatment centres in Ituri and many patients arriving late after never being identified or monitored as contacts.
- Testing capacity is a critical gap, with delays in lab results, limited mobile test kits reaching communities, and only one laboratory in North Kivu able to process blood samples.
- There is no licensed vaccine or strain‑specific treatment for the Bundibugyo species, so responders rely on supportive care while accelerating trials of experimental vaccines and therapies.
- Insecurity, displaced populations and cross‑border movement are blocking access for health teams and raising the risk of wider spread unless testing, isolation and contact tracing are rapidly expanded.