And how public health workers are trying to contain it

About 246 suspected cases & 65 deaths have been reported mainly in Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones in Ituri province, near the Ugandan border.

No vaccines exist for Ebola Bundibugyo, which has caused 80 suspected deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one in Uganda

Bundibugyo virus disease has caused two previous outbreaks of Ebola in 2007 and 2012

Health authorities say the current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus.

The outbreak is only the third caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved vaccines or therapeutics.

The type of Ebola virus behind the latest outbreak, known as Bundibugyo, is rare

More than 300 suspected cases and 88 suspected deaths have so far been reported, primarily in Congo but also in neighboring Uganda.

The virus behind the latest Ebola outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus, which is less common and there is no vaccine or treatment.

The type of Ebolavirus causing the outbreak in DRC, called Bundibugyo, is less common than other types of Ebola. There are no vaccines or drugs available to treat it.

The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed nearly 120 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there…

Explainer - Bundibugyo is a rare strain of Ebolavirus which kills up to 40 percent of infected people making it less lethal than the more common Zaire strain.

A rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri province has spread to Uganda. With no approved vaccine or treatment, health officials are monitoring the cross-border spread of…

And how public health workers are trying to contain it

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No vaccine or treatment currently exists for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain

Esa variante ha causado otros dos brotes, todos ellos en la misma región de la cuenca del río Congo

Doctors battling the deadly Bundibugyo strain in DR Congo will likely have to wait months for a vaccine.

Rare Bundibugyo strain of infectious disease, detected in DR Congo and Uganda, has no approved vaccine or treatment

A rare Ebola strain is spreading through the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo's east.

The rare type of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo virus, spread undetected for weeks following the first known death while authorities tested for another virus. | World News