Ebola Update (DR Congo): The World Health Organization says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is accelerating and is on track to become the deadliest on record, with 2,011 deaths among 4,381 confirmed cases as of Aug. 9; WHO warns the virus began circulating months earlier than the May declaration and that remote conflict areas, weak clinics, misinformation, and unpaid health worker strikes are slowing response. Vaccine Talks (DR Congo): WHO says talks are advancing on a Phase 3 clinical trial for an Ebola vaccine, with Ervebo being considered for possible cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain. Travel & Safety (US/CDC): The US CDC issued its highest travel warning for DR Congo’s Ituri and Nord-Kivu, urging Americans to avoid all travel, and tightened entry rules for people who were in the country within 21 days. Cholera (South Sudan): South Sudan’s Health Minister reports cholera cases are declining after 110,574 infections and 1,721 deaths since Sept. 2024, but transmission remains active in Unity and Upper Nile counties, with new cases still being recorded. Aid Worker Safety (South Sudan): UN OCHA warns that attacks on humanitarian workers in July—killing six and abducting others—are further constraining aid access amid ongoing insecurity. Local Health & Services (South Sudan): Juba Central Prison says it has built six new wards adding 480 beds to ease overcrowding, and Warrap authorities report 50 wounded after a deadly cattle camp attack in Tonj North, with serious cases evacuated to Wau Civil Hospital.