The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak remains in an 'expansion phase,' according to the World Health Organization (WHO), raising concerns that the country's worst-ever outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain could continue spreading despite months of response efforts.
Speaking from Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak in eastern Congo, WHO representative Dr Anne Ancia warned on 7 July that health officials could not yet say the epidemic was stabilising. The warning came as Congo reported 1,561 confirmed cases and 506 deaths, underscoring the scale of a public health emergency that has strained hospitals, exhausted healthcare workers, and challenged containment efforts.
