The WHO confirmed 116 suspected Ebola cases in Congo, a sharp cut from previous estimates.

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.

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

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Violence in the region has thwarted efforts to tackle Ebola, as Congo lacks the institutional capability to manage the crisis.

WHO had reported more than 900 suspected cases in African outbreak, but many have been discounted