Overview
- DRC authorities reported 1,048 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in a tally released on June 21 that pushed the outbreak past 1,000 confirmed infections.
- Laboratory kits designed for the common Zaire Ebola virus are missing many Bundibugyo infections, producing long delays in diagnosis and helping create large under‑detected chains of transmission.
- A high share of confirmed tests are from people who died in the community, reflecting late detection and limited access to care for many patients.
- Contact tracing and surveillance are falling short, running at about 70.8 percent, while attacks on teams, misinformation and mass displacement are blocking outreach and safe burials.
- Response capacity is strained with overwhelmed treatment centres, infected health workers, no licensed Bundibugyo vaccine or targeted antiviral, and aid groups warning the testing blind spot risks wider regional spread including into Uganda.