News Summary

• The latest outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has prompted several governments to take action.
• The World Health Organization has recorded 220 suspected deaths and 900 suspected cases of the lethal Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in DRC.
• In Uganda, five cases and one death have been confirmed.
• The United Nations health agency raised its risk assessment from high to very high at the national level for DRC last week, but continues to assess the risk as low at the global level.
• Several countries have announced travel bans and temporary border measures to contain the spread of the new strain.