The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over a rapidly escalating outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD). This deadly Ebola strain has killed 454 people and infected 1,481 others in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, fuelling fears of a broader regional health crisis.
WHO said the outbreak, driven by sustained transmission in Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern provinces, was evolving rapidly and posed a severe threat to neighbouring countries due to cross-border movement, fragile health.
Onyebuchi Ezigbo
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