The first patient was randomized today in a clinical trial to see whether 2 antiviral therapies can improve survival in people with Bundibugyo virus.
Investigators are tracking people who may have been exposed to Ebola in more DR Congo provinces.
If the Ebola outbreak continues to spread, it could cost the continent as much as $3.6 billion.
The growing outbreak has prompted the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ban mass gatherings in the country’s capital.
Meanwhile, the CDC says it’s moving to its highest level of emergency response.
The White House has requested $1.4 billion for its Ebola response.
Doctors are noting fewer patients in this outbreak have extensive bleeding.
Almost 3 million children in DR Congo are at risk for infection, UN officials say.
The case-fatality rate for this outbreak is now 26%.
The US CDC announces it will release $107 million to fight the outbreak.
