Ebola caseload rises in DR Congo

The fast-moving outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain
of ?the Ebola ?virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccines

Situation as of Jun 9

DR Congo: 598 confirmed cases
and 115 confirmed deaths

Uganda: 19 confirmed cases
and two confirmed deaths

Death rate: 19%. Two previous
outbreaks of Bundibugyo Ð in 2007
and 2012 Ð had death rates
of 25% and 50%, respectively

Transmission: Spreads between
people through infected bodily fluids

Symptoms: Include fever,
headache and fatigue, followed by
vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding

Ebola virus

Cities/districts with confirmed cases

Ituri province accounts
for more than 90% of
confirmed cases

SOUTH SUDAN
BURUNDI
RWANDA
TANZANIA
KENYA
UGANDA
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
CONGO
SOUTH
KIVU
NORTH
KIVU
ITURI
Kampala
Bukavu
Goma
Bunia
Beni
Mbarara
Butembo
Lake
Victoria
Lake
Albert
100km
60 miles

Kinshasa
DR
CONGO
UGANDA
500km
310 miles

Sources: CDC, UN News, WHO
Picture: CDC
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