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A Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak centered in eastern Congo's Ituri province has reached 282 confirmed cases in DRC plus nine in Uganda, with hundreds more suspected and over 223 suspected deaths. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia, opening a new treatment center and reporting five recoveries from the strain, which has no approved vaccine or treatment and 30-50% lethality. MSF warns spread is outpacing response amid ADF and M23 insecurity. In Kenya, hundreds protested in Nanyuki against a US-backed 50-bed quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, suspended by the High Court.
A Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak centered in eastern Congo's Ituri province has reached 282 confirmed cases in DRC plus nine in Uganda, with hundreds more suspected and over 223 suspected deaths. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia, opening a new treatment center and reporting five recoveries from the strain, which has no approved vaccine or treatment and 30-50% lethality. MSF warns spread is outpacing response amid ADF and M23 insecurity. In Kenya, hundreds protested in Nanyuki against a US-backed 50-bed quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, suspended by the High Court.