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What Is Bundibugyo? The rare ebola strain with no vaccine

A rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri province has spread to Uganda. With no approved vaccine or treatment, health officials are monitoring the cross-border spread of thi...

Ebola outbreak draws attention to longstanding virus spillover risks in western Uganda

KAMPALA — In the hills and trading centers of western Uganda, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities are racing to limit the spread of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, a rar...

Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers

Bundibugyo is the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a species of Ebola.

Clinical trials begin in DRC epicenter of Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

Clinical trials for treatments targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus disease began on July 2 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The goal is to develop a standard tre...

Uganda: Maj Gen Busizoori Outlines New Ebola Measures Along Uganda-DRC Border

[Nile Post] The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division Commander, Maj Gen Felix Busizoori, has outlined comprehensive Ebola prevention measures aimed at protecti...

Uganda: Ugandans Question WHO Over 'Ebola Bundibugyo' Naming

[Nile Post] A fresh debate has erupted in Uganda over the naming of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus strain, with diplomats, journalists, and sections of the public questioning why a dea...

Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Updates

Track the evolving Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda: case counts, deaths, cross-border spread, and the latest WHO response and risk levels

Congo-Kinshasa: Epidemic Coalition Focuses on Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine

[allAfrica] The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been labelled the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, not only among the previous Bundibugyo...

Uganda: Uganda Temporarily Closes Border With Democratic Republic of Congo Over Ebola Outbreak

[Nile Post] Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as authorities intensify containment measures following an Ebola outbreak caused by...

Uganda: Govt Places Over 600 Ebola Contacts On No-Fly List As Cases Rise

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Ministry of Health says over six hundred contacts of the fifteen Ebola Bundibugyo virus-positive cases in Uganda have been placed und...

What do we know about the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus?

The World Health Organization has declared the current Ebola outbreak – so far limited to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda – a public health emergency of internation...

Uganda: Three Suspected Ebola Cases At Mubende Hospital

[Nile Post] Access to Mubende Regional Referral Hospital has been restricted following the registration of three suspected Ebola cases, with results from the Ministry of Health sti...

Bundibugyo virus: A rare type of Ebola, causing an outbreak in Congo

The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed nearly 120 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there...

Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging

The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus...

Ebola Outbreak: What to Know About Bundibugyo Virus Symptoms and Spread

Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

Deadly Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak in Congo Becomes Third Largest in History

According to the United Nations, the Ebola outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has lasted only a few weeks, yet the total number of infections...

A Rare Ebola Virus Is Spreading in Central Africa — What To Know About the Bundibugyo Strain

Learn about the Bundibugyo ebolavirus that is behind the current outbreak in the DRC.

Uganda Ebola outbreak spreads as WHO upgrades risk to ‘very high’

No Approved Cure Yet as Uganda Shuts DR Congo Border Over Ebola

Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a growing Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain raised concerns about cross-b...

Rare Ebola-causing Bundibugyo virus is uniquely challenging to treat. Here’s why

Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks

Italy health officials activate surveillance plan in response to Ebola outbreak

Increased surveillance measures for passengers returning to Italian airports from DRC and Uganda. Italy has introduced enhanced health surveillance measures in response to the out...

Africa: WHO Adds First Diagnostic Test for Ebola Bundibugyo Virus to Its Emergency Use Listing

[WHO] Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test detects the...

EAC Strengthen Preparedness for Ebola Outbreak in DRC

[Daily News] Arusha -- THE East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on partner states to heighten surveillance, strengthen emergency preparedness and intensify crossbord...

Uganda: Uganda Rolls Out Major Ebola Containment Measures After Imported Cases

[Nile Post] Uganda has announced sweeping public health restrictions, including the suspension of flights, border transport, and weekly markets in high-risk districts, following co...