刚果民主共和国东部的 Ebola 爆发已造成超过 200 人死亡；截至 5 月 23 日，区域资料显示累计疑似死亡达 210 例，并且在 3 个东部省份、11 个卫生区内通报超过 900 例疑似病例。邻国 Uganda 也出现 2 例新病例，且 WHO 指出这场疫情已于 5 月 17 日被列为国际关注的公共卫生紧急事件。

控制工作正因暴力、互不信任与薄弱监测系统而受阻。卫生人员在单日内只能追踪约 20% 的已 শন确认接触者；Mongbwalu 的医院遭民众冲击，Ituri 省先前也发生治疗帐篷被焚与患者逃离治疗中心的情况。ActionAid 指出，Ituri 最高有 1/3 民众不相信病毒存在，显示谣言与恐惧正削弱应对能力。

区域风险正在扩散：非洲 CDC 表示，因人口流动与监测、诊断缺口，已有 10 个非洲国家被视为受威胁。这次疫情由罕见的 Bundibugyo 变种驱动，尚无核准疫苗或抗体疗法；Uganda 另外回报 5 例确诊与疫情相关，而一名在 Congo 照护病患而感染的美国人已被送往 Germany 治疗，另有高风险接触者转送至 Germany 与 Czech Republic。

Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people, with regional data showing 210 cumulative suspected deaths as of May 23 and more than 900 suspected cases across 11 health zones in three eastern provinces. Uganda reported two new cases, and the WHO classified the outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern on May 17.

Containment is being weakened by violence, mistrust, and fragile surveillance. Health workers could follow up only about 20% of identified contacts in one day. In Mongbwalu, residents stormed a hospital, and earlier unrest in Ituri led to treatment tents being burned and patients fleeing. ActionAid said as many as one in three people in Ituri believe Ebola is not real, underscoring the scale of misinformation.

The regional risk is widening: the Africa CDC said 10 African countries are now considered at risk because of mobility, porous borders, and gaps in surveillance and diagnostics. The outbreak is driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or antibody treatments. Uganda has reported five confirmed linked cases, and one infected American was evacuated to Germany, while other high-risk contacts were moved to Germany and the Czech Republic.