The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 282 confirmed cases, concentrated in Ituri province. Brazilian health authorities are investigating two suspected cases in patients who recently traveled from Uganda and the DRC.
In Rio de Janeiro, a Belgian traveler from Uganda tested positive for malaria but remains isolated while Ebola testing continues. In São Paulo, a 37-year-old man who traveled from the DRC has tested positive for meningococcal meningitis, though Ebola is still being ruled out.
The World Health Organization reports five health workers have recovered from the Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine or treatment. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia to open a new treatment center.
Congo's health ministry identified key challenges: early detection, contact tracing (45% coverage rate), safe burials, and infection control. The outbreak has spread to neighboring Uganda, with nine cases reported.
Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters in Nanyuki, Kenya, demonstrated against a U.S.-planned Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base, citing concerns over Kenya's fragile health system. Kenya's High Court has suspended the facility's establishment.