5 Patients Recover From Rare Ebola Strain, WHO Chief Says
The first patient to recover from the Bundibugyo strain was released from the hospital on Friday.
TL;DR
- Five patients have recovered from the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
- The first recovered patient was discharged on Friday.
- Four additional recovered patients were scheduled for release on Sunday.
- As of May 30, 43 deaths and 263 confirmed cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
- Over 1,100 additional cases are being investigated.
- The Bundibugyo strain has no approved treatment or vaccine.