Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda kills 2,000, CDC says US risk low

A fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 2,000 people, becoming the second-largest surge on record, with cases spreading to Uganda. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases within 40 days, far faster than Congo's 2018 outbreak. No approved vaccine or treatment exists for this strain, complicating containment efforts. The CDC says risk to the U.S. public remains low, with no confirmed American cases. Officials are scaling up surveillance and contact tracing, while the outbreak has affected five provinces with 4,449 confirmed cases.