World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus provided an update on the Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
According to Tedros, 101 Ebola cases have been confirmed in the DRC so far, including 10 confirmed deaths. However, he said the epidemic in the DRC is “much larger,” with more than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths currently being tracked.
Uganda has also reported two additional confirmed Ebola cases among healthcare workers, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to seven, including one confirmed death.
Tedros said the World Health Organization and its partners are continuing to scale up response efforts and that more cases are expected to be identified in the coming days and weeks.
“The sooner we can trace people with infections and identify their contacts, the sooner we can provide the care they need and bring this outbreak under control,” he said.