刚果民主共和国东部地区的埃博拉疫情持续恶化。截至周二，疫情已造成1,707人死亡，确诊病例达3,802例[1]。这场自5月15日宣布以来的疫情，以迄今最快的速度增长，其传播速度已超过2014-2016年的大规模疫情，后者达到1,000例死亡用时约8个月，而本次疫情速度明显更快[1]。
当前疫情主要由布迪布焦病毒引发，伊图里省占病例总数的近90%[1]。感染已扩散至包括基桑加尼在内的其他5个省份[1]。防控工作面临多重困难：该病毒目前无批准的疫苗或治疗方法[1]，约80%的新病例来自社区传播而非接触者追踪[1]，武装冲突和医疗工作者罢工进一步加剧了局面，超过100名医疗工作者已被感染[1]。非洲疾病控制中心主任让·卡塞亚访问布尼亚后表示，不清楚疫情何时达到峰值[1]。
相比之下，邻国乌干达在6月中旬最后一名患者出院后宣布无埃博拉[1]。
An Ebola outbreak centered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has become the fastest-growing epidemic of the disease on record, with confirmed cases reaching 3,802 and deaths climbing to 1,707 as of Tuesday [1]. The outbreak, declared on May 15, is spreading significantly faster than the 2014-2016 West African epidemic, reaching 1,000 deaths in a much shorter timeframe compared to the earlier crisis [1]. The Bundibugyo virus strain currently driving the outbreak has no approved vaccine or treatment available [1].
The epidemic remains heavily concentrated in Ituri Province, which accounts for nearly 90 percent of all cases, though the virus has spread to five other provinces including Kisangani [1]. Community transmission now represents about 80 percent of new infections rather than cases identified through contact tracing, complicating containment efforts [1]. The response faces mounting obstacles including armed conflict in the region, strikes by healthcare workers, and limited medical resources [1]. Over 100 healthcare workers have been infected [1]. Uganda declared itself free of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in mid-June [1]. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Jean Kaseya, visited Bunia but acknowledged uncertainty about when the outbreak will peak [1].