New Delhi, July 28 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently updated the number of Ebola infection cases to over 3,200, making it the third-largest outbreak on record within a matter of days, after 856 new confirmed cases were reported over the past week.

The outbreak began in May 2026 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain. Since then, it has spread rapidly to several provinces and crossed the border into neighbouring Uganda.

According to Discover magazine, the outbreak, which has become the third-largest on record and is set to become the second-largest, has already claimed over 1,400 lives.

With no approved vaccines or treatments available for this uncommon Ebola strain, m...