The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 3,800 confirmed cases and over 1,700 deaths reported since the epidemic was declared in May.

Health officials say the Bundibugyo strain has spread across multiple provinces, with nearly 90% of cases concentrated in Ituri Province. The World Health Organization (WHO) has fast-tracked clinical trials for experimental vaccines and treatments as the crisis continues to worsen.

Canada has approved a Phase 1 clinical trial for an experimental mRNA vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain, becoming only the second country after the UK to authorize human testing.

DR Congo's Ebola Outbreak Explodes: 3,800 Cases, 1,700 Deaths | WHO Warns Crisis Worsening

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 3,800 confirmed cases and over 1,700 deaths reported since the epidemic was declared in May.

Health officials say the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has spread across multiple provinces, with nearly 90% of infections concentrated in Ituri Province. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa CDC have warned that the outbreak continues to worsen due to armed conflict, attacks on healthcare facilities, funding shortages, and low community trust.

With no approved vaccine or treatment available for the Bundibugyo strain, experimental vaccines and therapies have been fast-tracked into clinical trials. Canada has approved a Phase 1 human trial of an mRNA vaccine specifically targeting this Ebola variant, becoming only the second country after the United Kingdom to authorize such testing.

DR Congo Faces Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak | Over 3,800 Cases, WHO Rushes Experimental Vaccine Trials

Health authorities have reported 516 suspected cases and 33 confirmed infections in the DRC, alongside two confirmed cases in Uganda. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed deep concern over the rapid spread.

Ebola outbreak worries WHO over ‘scale and speed’: What do we know about the Bundibugyo strain?

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DR Congo's Ebola Outbreak Explodes: 3,800 Cases, 1,700 Deaths | WHO Warns Crisis Worsening

DR Congo Faces Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak | Over 3,800 Cases, WHO Rushes Experimental Vaccine Trials

Ebola outbreak triggers WHO concern: What we know about the Bundibugyo strain?