Question 15631 — diseases

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Mr. Thierry Frappé questions the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities on the spread of the Ebola epidemic currently active in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This epidemic was declared an international health emergency by the WHO. The variant in question, Bundibugyo, is prevalent in the northeast of the DRC and cases have been reported in Uganda. As of May 19, 2026, 131 deaths and 513 suspected cases had been reported. The response is all the more difficult as the Bundibugyo strain currently has no vaccine or treatment, unlike the Zaire strain which caused previous major outbreaks. Although the Government declared itself “very attentive” to the situation and indicated that it had taken initial precautionary measures, particularly in Mayotte, although the risk of importation into mainland France is considered very low. A Interministerial coordination meeting was convened in Matignon on May 18, 2026 to determine the course of action for health, diplomatic and security authorities. He asks what surveillance systems at borders and in overseas territories, particularly in Mayotte, have been put in place, whether stocks of means of protection and symptomatic treatment have been gathered and how the France intends to contribute to the international response under the coordination of the WHO.

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