WHO Official in Bunia Admits Ebola Response Is Trailing the Outbreak as Cases Top 550 in DRC
A WHO field director speaking from inside Ituri Province told the United Nations on Tuesday that the global Ebola response is still behind the outbreak curve, with contact tracing reaching only 45 percent of identified cases against a target that must exceed 90 percent to stop transmission. The Bundibugyo strain driving the crisis has no approved vaccine or treatment.
