5 月 15 日，联合国宣布将刚果民主共和国（DRC）的埃博拉疫情列为国际关注的突发公共卫生事件 [1]。截至该日期，此次疫情的累计死亡人数已达 600 人，确诊病例总数为 1759 例 [1]。
本次爆发由 Bundibugyo 病毒引起，目前尚无获批的疫苗或特效治疗药物可用 [1]。疫情应对工作面临多重严峻挑战：资金短缺、武装冲突以及医疗中心遭袭等因素严重阻碍了防控工作 [1]。此外，在此前从未记录到病例的 Tshopo 省 Kisangani 市，当局已发现两起疑似病例并正在调查其来源 [1]。
The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed 600 lives [1]. A total of 1,759 confirmed cases have been recorded since the epidemic was declared on May 15 [1]. The current crisis is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus for which no approved vaccine or treatment drug exists yet [1].
The outbreak has faced significant obstacles including a lack of funding, ongoing armed conflict, and attacks on medical centers [1]. Complicating efforts to contain the spread, two suspected cases have emerged in Kisangani city within Tshopo province, an area previously unaffected by the disease [1]. Authorities are currently investigating the source of these new infections [1].