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Global Virus Network Experts Urge Rapid Regional Action as Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Raises Cross-Border Concerns

TAMPA, Fla., May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Virus Network (GVN) calls for greater global financial, logistical and research support for the local response to the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in Africa. The spread of this virus, largely undetected, in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization as it underscores the continued global threat posed by viral outbreaks. As there are no readily available diagnostics, treatments or vaccines for this virus, mitigating this potential global threat requires concerted public health intervention to stop the further spread of the virus beyond central Africa.

By The Manila TimesPublished 19 May, 01:55 pmUpdated 19 May, 01:55 pm3 min read
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TAMPA, Fla., May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Virus Network (GVN) calls for greater global financial, logistical and research support for the local response to the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in Africa.

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