BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - JUNE 1: Motorcycle taxi drivers gather along a street on June 1, 2026 in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are deploying rapid response teams to reinforce infection prevention protocols and safe burial practices. However, aid cuts have weakened frontline preparedness, and transmission is currently outpacing field containment capabilities. The current Ebola epidemic in the DRC is caused by the Bundibugyo virus for which there are no approved vaccines. The highest number of cases have been reported in Congo's eastern Ituri province, bordering Uganda. Global health officials have expressed grave concern over the capacity to contain the outbreak in a region already facing a humanitarian crisis, with highly mobile populations displaced by conflict and economic factors. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images)