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NEW - Africa CDC Chief is in "panic mode," over Ebola, says candidate vaccines exist and he hopes to, "have something in the next coming weeks," adds, "Western countries don't understand that, when Africa is affected, they are also at risk because people are flying every day."
⚠️BREAKING—The @WHO has declared the Ebola epidemic a new “PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN” (PHEIC)… and for good reasons: The sudden 2026 Ebola epidemic event is extraordinary for the following reasons: 📌As of 16 May 2026, eight laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths have been reported in Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo across at least three health zones, including Bunia, Rwampara and Mongbwalu. In addition, two laboratory confirmed cases (including one death) with ***no apparent link to each other*** have been reported in Kampala, Uganda, within 24 hours of each other, on 15 and 16 May 2026, among two individuals travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 16 May, a laboratory confirmed case has also been reported in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among someone returning from Ituri. 📌Unusual clusters of community deaths with symptoms compatible with Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) have been reported across several health zones in Ituri, and suspected cases have been reported across Ituri and North Kivu. In addition, ***at least four deaths among healthcare workers in a clinical context suggestive of viral haemorrhagic fever have been reported from the affected area raising concerns regarding healthcare-associated transmission***, gaps in infection prevention and control measures, and the potential for amplification within health facilities. 📌There are significant uncertainties to the true number of infected persons and geographic spread associated with this event at the present time. In addition, there is limited understanding of the epidemiological links with known or suspected cases. 📌However, the high positivity rate of the initial samples collected (with eight positives among 13 samples collected in various areas), the confirmation of cases in both Kampala and Kinshasa, the increasing trends in syndromic reporting of suspected cases and clusters of deaths across the province of Ituri all ***point towards a potentially much larger outbreak than what is currently being detected and reported, with significant local and regional risk of spread***.
This Ebola outbreak could get bad Really bad And what's worse - US leadership for building testing capacity, training ,clinical trials, and assisting with efforts to control these outbreaks is now pretty much gone since RFK Jr destroyed it.
