DRC Ebola expands as WHO races tests and treatment trials
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 9 min
DRC Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak expanded to 47 affected health zones, with ReliefWeb reporting 460 additional confirmed cases and 248 confirmed deaths since July 12, as WHO pushes a new diagnostic test and treatment trial.
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DRC Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak expanded to 47 affected health zones, with ReliefWeb reporting 460 additional confirmed cases and 248 confirmed deaths since July 12, as WHO pushes a new diagnostic test and treatment trial.
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- Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Democratic Republic of the Congo — ReliefWeb
# Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Democratic Republic of the Congo Published: 2026-07-28T00:38:06+00:00 Source: reliefweb.int (reliefweb.int) Language: en ## Story Transmission of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) remained intense in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the reporting week, with continued detection of new confirmed cases and deaths across multiple affected areas,…
- WHO Introduces Ebola Test, Launches Treatment Trial — Medscape
# WHO Introduces Ebola Test, Launches Treatment Trial Author: Michael van den Heuvel Published: 2026-07-27T03:49:08+00:00 Source: medscape.com (medscape.com) Language: en ## Story WHO Introduces Ebola Test, Launches Treatment Trial [](https://www.medscape.com/today) [![AI search…
- Step Back — With WHO introducing a new diagnostic and treatment trial for Bundibugyo virus, how do responders determine whether Ebola tools developed for other virus species will work—and what do they use while that evidence is still being gathered?
Background sources
- WHO emergency guidance on the use of licensed Ebola virus vaccine during Bundibugyo virus disease outbreaks, 28 May 2026 — Who
- Bundibugyo virus—perspectives for the current outbreak | npj Viruses — npj Viruses
- Bundibugyo Virus – What it is and what it is not — Cepi
- Clinical trials begin in DRC epicenter of Bundibugyo strain of Ebola — malavikavyawahare