As of 16 May, WHO said authorities had confirmed 10 cases overall, including eight in Ituri Province in eastern DRC and two in Kampala, alongside 246 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths. [2] WHO said the two confirmed Ugandan cases were reported within 24 hours of each other among travellers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and that there were still "significant uncertainties" about the outbreak's true size and spread, with only limited understanding of the epidemiological links between known or suspected cases. [2]
WHO's outbreak report said there is no licensed vaccine or specific therapeutic for Bundibugyo virus disease, leaving outbreak control dependent on supportive care, isolation, contact tracing, safe burials, infection prevention and control, and community engagement. [3] WHO said previous Bundibugyo outbreaks have recorded case fatality rates of about 30% to 50%. [3]