Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus

DRC and WHO reaffirm partnership to combat Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province

The joint statement signals high-level political commitment to an outbreak that has become the worst Ebola crisis in DRC history, with over 1,700 deaths and no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain.