Congo’s Ebola footprint widens as officials race to gauge epidemic’s true scale

Congo’s Ebola footprint widens as officials race to gauge epidemic’s true scale

Congo's Ebola outbreak (Bundibugyo strain, no approved vaccine or treatment) has spread to 22 health zones across three eastern provinces, reaching 282 confirmed cases and 42 deaths as of May 30. With contact follow-up at 45% in conflict-hit areas and patients fleeing isolation facilities, the outbreak exposes how surveillance infrastructure collapses under fragile-state conditions.