Anonymousabout 1 hour ago
Three Red Cross volunteers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died after contracting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus during body management work — a strain for which no approved vaccine or targeted therapeutic exists. The outbreak, declared a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO on May 17, has produced over 830 suspected cases and nearly 190 deaths, compounded by armed conflict in eastern DRC, US foreign aid cuts that weakened surveillance systems, and the structural fragility of a country that has now experienced 17 Ebola outbreaks since 1976.