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Bundibugyo Ebola Hits 3,874 Cases, 1,751 Deaths

8/6/2026

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The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC has reached 3,874 cases and 1,751 deaths by August 2026.
Health officials say 60-70% of new infections occur outside monitored contacts, showing contact tracing is failing.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Kinshasa, urging an urgent, massive scale-up of the response.
The U.S. State Department pledged $242 million, raising total aid to $512 million, while vaccines entered Phase 1 trials in Canada and the United Kingdom.

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The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC has reached 3,874 cases and 1,751 deaths by August 2026.
Health officials say 60-70% of new infections occur outside monitored contacts, showing contact tracing is failing.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Kinshasa, urging an urgent, massive scale-up of the response.
The U.S. State Department pledged $242 million, raising total aid to $512 million, while vaccines entered Phase 1 trials in Canada and the United Kingdom.