The World Health Organization is warning that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading faster than efforts to contain it.
More than 900 suspected cases and over 200 suspected deaths have been reported, making this one of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreaks on record. Unlike previous outbreaks, the Bundibugyo strain currently spreading in the region has no approved vaccine or treatment.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the epicenter of the outbreak in Bunia city as international aid arrives in an effort to slow transmission.
In this DW New report, DW News speaks with WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier and microbiologist Jason Kindrachuk about the risks, the response effort, and whether the outbreak could spread beyond the region.
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So it’s a culture problem.
This is revenge of the Bats. How long have they been killing and eating the bats. Go bats !
It's America's fault especially trump
Welcome to the Ebola Outbreak World Cup 2026! Who will have the most number of new Ebola Cases that country will win the World Cup 🏆
Why they don't wear any masks?
Germany can’t stand America and that is why they keep bringing up the World Cup!
They already have the vaccine…doesn't matter anyway, we all know the real purpose of it.
More nonsense! No thanks!
A ballroom would stop it.
There is no Ebola in Uganda; dictator Museveni is lying. He just wants money to keep himself in power after rigging the vote. How come other countries surrounding Congo have no Ebola? Take it from me, who is a Ugandan, there is no Ebola in Uganda.
Tedros is there to see how else he can earn more $$$ from the epidemic.
Denis Sassou-Nguesso is the richest person in the Republic of the Congo, with an estimated net worth of $6.2 billion. saying that Canadians are heartless is ridiculous = their president is a multi billionaire!!!!
Just quarantine the nation and let them have Ebola as a treat if they don't like help that much. Respect their wishes
If we've known about this strain for MORE THAN 20 YEARS, WHY has no one made a vaccine yet?!
With everything else that' s going on in this sorry world, Ebola ranks about 14,562nd on my list of things to worry about.
WHY the heck do they think that taking someone's temperature will tell whether they have ebola or not?!! for instance I usually have a standard temperature of 97°, so when I have a fever I will be about 99, instead of the standard 101…. and all someone has to do is take some Tylenol to bring their fever down and they can scoop right through!
If women are the caregivers to their sick family and families keep their loved ones at home in fear of the burnings, can families be given kits with medical supplies and training on how to manage their sick family and prevent spread of it? It’s like setting up a first responder system.
For grieving families, can they set up tents for them to hold funerals and way to go to the burial with staff?
11:12 Do you "get" what he is saying? He flew through it but essentially if you're not gonna allow these healthcare workers to freely leave the area (surely they monitor themselves) why would anyone want to volunteer? I wouldn't!!! Trump is forbidding Americans to return home from these areas, even though the US has any monitoring and healthcare they may need; AND these workers have paid into the US healthcare 'system' including financing the CDC, all of their lives via taxes!! This is INSANITY!! at work. Let Americans return home now!!!!! No quarantining elsewhere!!
11:35 "… specific distances of airports … etc. We have to look at this in a very specific mannen." Ok, elaboration on that point would be interesting, DW. What does he mean?
What is the "ring vaccination?" Doe it mean they vaccinated as many as possible surrounding the infected communities? Sounds interesting. 16:43
Lets give Dr. Fauci another $417,000 a year to solve this