Congo will open 3 Ebola treatment centers as a rare strain spreads in Ituri

Congo's health minister has announced the opening of three treatment centers for Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri region. It comes as Congo grapples with an outbreak of a rare Ebola variant that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported in Congo and two in Uganda. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare var...