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UN Alerts on Ebola in DRC
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned of a worsening situation in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has become possible that this could be one of the deadliest waves in history. He pointed out that the epidemic is spreading rapidly, closely resembling the spread of the 2014-2016 wave, which claimed the lives of over 11,000 people out of more than 28,000 cases. He emphasized that efforts to contain the outbreak began too late and that the current situation involves a rare strain of the Ebola virus (Bundibugyo), for which no licensed vaccines or treatments are currently available, making it more difficult to control the epidemic. The outbreak was officially declared in May, but genetic analyses showed that the virus was circulating as early as February, prior to the announcement, reflecting the complex nature and severity of the situation.
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