Ebola Surge in Uganda and DRC Reaches 894 Cases and 204 Deaths in First Month

Africa CDC reports 894 confirmed Ebola cases and 204 deaths across Uganda and the DRC one month after the May 15 outbreak declaration. Recoveries now total 74. Uganda’s infections remain confined to a single Kampala health zone with 19 cases, two deaths and seven recoveries. In the DRC, Ituri Province accounts for 78 percent of all fatalities, while insecurity in North Kivu hinders response efforts. The virus has spread to 32 health zones, making this the third-largest Ebola outbreak by total cases. Contact tracing covers just 20 percent of the estimated 17,000–35,000 contacts, and safe-burial teams, vehicles and personnel remain far below targets. A joint Africa CDC-WHO response outlines 11 pillars with a six-month budget of $517 million. Testing now yields results within 24 hours, but treatment centres are nearly full and less than $90 million of pledged funds has been released.

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