Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains, as outbreak outpaces response
- WHO says 80% of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are coming from unknown transmission chains, with many people dying in their communities before reaching care.
- The rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is growing quickly — nearly 2,000 infected and over 700 dead — and treatment beds and labs are being expanded but still can’t keep up.
- Response efforts are hindered by conflict, attacks and a strike over unpaid health worker wages; cases have spread to Uganda and include a U.S. humanitarian.