The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said there are 116 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and 321 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Health authorities have confirmed more than 260 cases of the virus in the two countries and are investigating another 1,100 possible infections.

The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.

Medical workers prepare to transfer the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 25, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

There are no treatments or vaccines currently approved to treat the Bundibugyo variant of Ebola.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said there are 116 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and 321 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As of 1 June, Uganda reported nine confirmed cases and one associated death

There have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Congo outbreak.

New figures from DR Congo reveal 344 Ebola cases and 60 deaths to date