# How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped

https://mins.news/en/item/29708

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-23 10:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/23/how-the-deadliest-bundibugyo-ebola-outbreak-can-be-stopped?traffic_source=rss

> The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has become the second-largest ever recorded, with 5,290 confirmed cases and 2,516 deaths reported by August 21. Stopping transmission requires reaching all affected areas, protecting frontline workers, expanding surveillance and care, and putting communities at the centre of the response.

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