刚果民主共和国政府与世界卫生组织联合发布声明，确认该国正在应对由布迪布焦病毒引起的埃博拉疫情爆发[1]。疫情已在伊图里省、北基伍省和南基伍省的多个卫生区造成病例和死亡[1]。刚果民主共和国卫生部长塞缪尔·罗杰·卡姆巴、通信部长帕特里克·穆亚亚·卡腾比和世卫组织总干事特德罗斯·阿达诺姆·格布雷耶苏斯参与了对布尼亚的联合特派团[1]。
为遏制疫情传播，政府与世卫组织及国际伙伴正在加强监测、实验室检测和患者护理工作[1]。布迪布焦病毒株目前缺乏获批疫苗或特异性治疗方法[1]。相关方正在快速进行候选疫苗和治疗方法的随机对照试验[1]。
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the World Health Organization have issued a joint statement confirming an outbreak of Ebola virus disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain in the country.[1] Cases and deaths have been reported across multiple health zones in Ituri Province, North Kivu Province, and South Kivu Province.[1]
The Bundibugyo virus variant currently lacks approved vaccines or specific treatment options.[1] In response to this gap, the government, WHO, and international partners are rapidly conducting randomized controlled trials of candidate vaccines and therapeutic approaches to contain transmission.[1] The joint mission to Bunia included participation from Democratic Republic of the Congo Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba, Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya Katembyi, and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.[1]