Jerusalem Post/World NewsThe two victims were internally displaced people living in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000 refugees, UNHCR said in the report published on Thursday.Follow us on GoogleAid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)ByREUTERSJUNE 12, 2026 14:09Updated: JUNE 12, 2026 14:15Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in a displacement camp in eastern Congo, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a report.The two victims were internally displaced people living in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000 refugees, UNHCR said in the report published on Thursday, adding that the high risks of transmission required strengthened prevention and response measures.'Blind spots' could hide full spread of Congo's Ebola outbreak, WHO suggestsThere are many "blind spots" in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization expert said on Friday, suggesting the spread of the deadly disease may be much wider than official estimates.Congo said on Thursday the disease had spread ​to three new health ‌zones. It reported 676 confirmed cases and 136 deaths in an outbreak that has also spread to neighboring Uganda."There are still many blind spots in some areas that are high risk," Olivier le Polain, a WHO epidemiologist in Beni, eastern Congo, said.A Man Hangs An Ebola Awareness Banner In The Kigonze Camp In Bunia, In The Eastern Democratic Republic Of The Congo, On May 28, 2026 (credit: Glody MURHABAZI / AFP via Getty Images)"Surveillance really needs to be strengthened in those areas."Another big challenge is a shortage of beds that medics can use to isolate patients, he said. There were only 250 across the three affected provinces, he added.The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is no approved treatment or vaccine.The disease went undetected for weeks, and first responders say they are playing catch-up.The WHO does not yet have projections for the size of the epidemic, Le Polain said, after the US CDC said it could be on the same level as the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak, which caused more than 11,000 deaths.Follow us on Google