The Bundibugyo Ebola strain is killing 5x faster than previous outbreaks, with 3,442 confirmed cases and 1,521 deaths officially recorded, though WHO estimates real numbers are 2-4x higher. Camps lack basic infrastructure: one facility of 6,400 people shares a single water tank, and US aid cuts halved funding for sanitation between 2024-2025, making handwashing and disease prevention nearly impossible.
Ebola spreads rapidly in Congo's overcrowded displacement camps amid aid cuts
At least 1,521 confirmed deaths recorded; thousands more estimated; families forced to bury bodies themselves; 361,000 newly displaced since December amid ongoing ethnic militia violence; children killed in crossfire.