According to the latest statistics from the country’s Health Ministry, published by the Associated Press, the new wave of the virus, which began in mid-May, is considered the deadliest and most severe outbreak in the country’s history. So far, it has spread from 26 provinces to eight different provinces.
The agency also noted that the strain of the virus spreading in this wave is the Bundibugyo strain, the most dangerous type of Ebola. To date, no specific vaccine or medical treatment has been developed for it.
