27.06.2026 12:05
As of the Ebola outbreak declared on May 15 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of confirmed cases has reached 1,155, with 304 deaths. In Uganda, 20 cases have also been reported, and it was noted that the outbreak is caused by a rare Ebola strain for which there is no confirmed treatment or vaccine.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the number of confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak declared on May 15 has risen to 1,155, and the death toll has increased to 304.&nbps;In a statement by the DRC Ministry of Communication, it was reported that since May 15, 1,155 confirmed cases have been recorded in the Ebola outbreak, 304 people have died due to the outbreak, and 138 people undergoing treatment have recovered.
318 PEOPLE CONTINUE TREATMENT
In the statement indicating that 318 people are still undergoing treatment, it was noted that based on cumulative data so far, the mortality rate in the outbreak has been calculated at 26.3 percent.
Meanwhile, it was stated that the DRC and Uganda have launched a 90-day joint cross-border Ebola response plan aimed at strengthening laboratory capacity and clinical intervention capabilities, especially in the Aru region. In neighboring Uganda, the Ministry of Health announced that 20 Ebola cases have been recorded and 2 people have died from the virus.
CURRENT OUTBREAK HAS NO TREATMENT OR VACCINE
After 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths were announced in the Ituri province in eastern DRC, an outbreak was declared in the country on May 15. WHO declared an international public health emergency due to the Ebola outbreak on May 17.
According to health authorities, the current outbreak is caused by the "Bundibugyo" virus, a rare variant of Ebola, and has no approved treatment or vaccine.
CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DEATHS IN AFRICA
The Ebola virus, which causes a type of hemorrhagic fever, first emerged in simultaneous outbreaks in 1976 in Nzara, Sudan, and Yambuku, DRC.
The outbreak in the DRC was named after the Ebola River because it began in a village near that river.
The Ebola virus spread in West Africa in December 2013. In the outbreak that occurred in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone from 2014 to 2017, 30,000 people contracted the virus, and more than 11,000 patients died.