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WHO issues comprehensive guidelines on filovirus disease, including Ebola and Marburg disease

The WHO has issued its first global clinical management guidelines for filovirus diseases, including all Ebola and Marburg types. These guidelines provide 16 evidence-based recommendations to improve patient survival. A new clinical trial named PARTNERS has started to evaluate treatments for the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Enrolment for the PARTNERS clinical trial began on 3 July 2026.

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  1. WHO Launches PARTNERS Clinical Trial for Bundibugyo Virus Treatments

    The WHO has issued its first global clinical management guidelines for filovirus diseases, including all Ebola and Marburg types. These guidelines provide 16 evidence-based recommendations to improve patient survival. A new clinical trial named PARTNERS has started to evaluate treatments for the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    What's confirmed:

    • The WHO released its first comprehensive global guidelines for the clinical management of filovirus diseases, including Ebola and Marburg.
    • The filovirus guidelines contain 16 evidence-based recommendations for health workers.
    • The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus.
    • The PARTNERS clinical trial opened enrolment on 3 July 2026 for patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to evaluate Bundibugyo virus treatments.
    • Tedros stated that early supportive care can make the difference between life and death.
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  2. WHO Releases First Unified Filovirus Clinical Guidelines

    The World Health Organization issued its first comprehensive clinical care guidelines for Ebola and Marburg viruses on 17 June 2026. The framework provides 16 evidence-based recommendations to improve patient survival through early supportive care and monitoring. This release coincides with a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    What's confirmed:

    • The WHO released its first comprehensive clinical care guidelines for Ebola and Marburg viruses on 17 June 2026.
    • The guidelines include 16 evidence-based recommendations.
    • The recommendations focus on early supportive care and patient monitoring to increase survival rates.
    • The Democratic Republic of the Congo is responding to a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
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  3. WHO Releases First Comprehensive Filovirus Clinical Management Guidelines

    The World Health Organization issued its first unified guidelines for treating filovirus diseases on 17 June 2026. These instructions cover all Ebola and Marburg virus types, focusing on early supportive care to increase patient survival. The release comes as the Democratic Republic of the Congo battles an outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus.

    What's confirmed:

    • The WHO released its first comprehensive guidelines for the clinical management of filovirus disease on 17 June 2026.
    • The guidelines cover all types of Ebola and Marburg viruses, including Sudan, Bundibugyo, and Tai Forest.
    • The new clinical guidelines contain 16 evidence-based recommendations.
    • The Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently experiencing an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus.
    • The guidelines emphasize the importance of early supportive care to improve patient health outcomes and survival.
    • There have been 72 documented outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg diseases since the Marburg virus was discovered in 1967.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Community mistrust remains a major challenge to ending the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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