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Sep 28, 2026
EstherCORRESPONDENT
However, it adds that the outbreak is still not under control.
EstherCORRESPONDENT
A vaccine is currently being developed for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which currently has no treatment.
EstherCORRESPONDENT
People's mistrust in the government is creating major obstacles in containing the outbreak.
EstherCORRESPONDENT
A senior member of the ruling UDPS party was killed last week following efforts to raise awareness about the epidemic.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
Um, to better understand the current outbreak, this report compared metrics from the first 100 days of this outbreak with those of four past Ebola outbreaks.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
Well, which four? So the historic outbreaks of Ebola disease selected for this comparison include the two largest, so that's the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, a 2018 outbreak in DRC, and the only two previous outbreaks caused by Bundibugyo.
Vincent RacanielloHOST
Bundibugyo virus.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
[laughs] Right.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
We had a, we had a talk-
Vincent RacanielloHOST
Very good
Daniel GriffinGUEST
... on, uh, Bundibugyo virus at, uh, at Columbia just on Tuesday, and, uh, uh, they, they, they did not get the Bugyo.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
It was...
Rajini VaidyanathanHOST
Let's bring you an update on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has now claimed more than 3,400 lives and infected thousands more.
Rajini VaidyanathanHOST
Well, despite the scale of the outbreak, there's still no approved vaccine for this latest strain, the Bundibugyo strain.
Rajini VaidyanathanHOST
Well, Liana Byrne examines what it takes and who pays to develop a vaccine.
Liana ByrneCORRESPONDENT
This outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus for which there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
Liana ByrneCORRESPONDENT
But developing one is not only a scientific challenge.
Liana ByrneCORRESPONDENT
Someone has to pay.
Liana ByrneCORRESPONDENT
A Bundibugyo vaccine would not have a predictable annual market.
Liana ByrneCORRESPONDENT
It may sit in a stockpile waiting for an outbreak.
Helen ClarkGUEST
What we're now... over six years since the P word was used to describe COVID, and we are not proceeding at speed of lightning.
Helen ClarkGUEST
When we see these outbreaks of Hantavirus, of Bundibugyo, we've seen Marburg, we've seen Mpox, and you're left wondering, in each of these, have we learnt nothing about the way we respond to these issues?
Matthew CavanaughHOST
And do you think, I maybe want to bring it back to where you started with, right? I mean, to what degree do you think where the pandemic agreement is right now is idiosyncratic to health, right? I mean, was it a mistake to kind of, you know, put something into an annex and is the problem? I know, you know...
Matthew CavanaughHOST
Several people have argued this should have been done in New York, right? Zaid and others have said that.
Helen ClarkGUEST
And again, we should be looking at these outbreaks since COVID through this lens and saying we really do need better mechanisms for equitable distribution of the commodities and the innovations that you need to fight not only a pandemic, but an outbreak.
Helen ClarkGUEST
Because with the Ebola outbreak now and Hantavirus, And MPOCs.
Helen ClarkGUEST
Yes, public health emergencies of international concern on Bundibugyo and on MPOCs, etc., but not pandemic potential.
Helen ClarkGUEST
And I think if we're only limiting our attention to pandemics, we are selling...
Daniel GriffinGUEST
Notes from the field, clinical characteristics of patients with Ebola disease caused by-
Vincent RacanielloHOST
Bundibugyo.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
Yeah.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
Every time we get to that word, Vincent, that's your cue.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
You jump in.
Vincent RacanielloHOST
Okay.
Vincent RacanielloHOST
Bundibugyo.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
[laughs] Virus, Uganda, 2026.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
I wasn't afraid because it's my job as a rescuer to help everyone, said Emily Ombi, a Red Cross volunteer who was part of the team that retrieved the body.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
When the outbreak first began in a Turi province, Congolese health experts struggled to identify it as Ebola because the species of virus causing the current epidemic, Bundibugyo, is uncommon and requires a specific test.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
Since then, the World Health Organization has distributed testing kits to many laboratories, enabling to return results.
ClaudiaNARRATOR
On-site, faster testing facilities, rapid triage, a crucial step toward containing the virus.
speaker_0HOST
Before today's development, some context.
speaker_0HOST
The DRC Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has been expanding since mid-May and is the second largest Ebola outbreak in history.
speaker_0HOST
Before these latest local reports, the count stood at 6,250 cases and 3,039 deaths.
speaker_0HOST
UN officials have warned that spread is still outpacing containment, while response teams test anonymized phone data analysis to anticipate where clusters could emerge.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To date, we have 226 confirmed cases, including 120 deaths, representing a case fatality rate of 53.1%.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
On average, we are seeing around 3 to 4 cases a day at the Ebola Treatment Center, has indicated Dr. Patience Pasifike Lokengama, Chief Medical Doctor for the Lita Health Zone.
speaker_0HOST
An update on the DRC's Bundibugyo outbreak.
speaker_0HOST
LITA health officials report 226 confirmed cases and 120 deaths.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
All right, Ebola.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
So we have the MMWR, Notes from the Field, Characteristics and Monitoring of the 2026 Outbreak of Ebola Disease Caused by the? Bundibugyo virus.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
It's good, Bundibugyo.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
So Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2026.
Daniel GriffinGUEST
So our listeners know this background, but I'll share.