Overview
- UN coordinators reported on Wednesday that the outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has passed more than 3,000 confirmed infections with over 1,300 deaths and is doubling about every 20 days.
- Uganda declared its small, linked outbreak over on Tuesday after 42 days without new cases, closing a flare that produced 20 infections and two deaths.
- A U.S. aid worker infected in the DRC was evacuated to Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt and discharged fully recovered on Tuesday, showing supportive care can succeed despite no variant-specific drugs.
- Response teams face major barriers on the ground including armed violence, health-worker strikes, mass displacement and community distrust that are hampering contact tracing, safe burials and treatment access.
- UN and aid officials are calling for a stepped-up international effort to supply protective gear, staff, logistics and beds because the fast pace of spread risks regional spillover and prolonged disruption for civilians.