Traditional healers in the Democratic Republic of Congo claim to have found a remedy for the Bundibugyo virus, a rare strain of Ebola. However, there is still no officially recognized vaccine or treatment for the virus. The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC continues to be a significant public health concern. Local traditional healers are attempting to offer alternative treatments, but their effectiveness is unverified.
Although there is still no vaccine or official treatment for the Bundibugyo virus, the rare strain of the current and deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC, Dauda Tshimanga and his wife Mariam Kabika, a couple of traditional healers, are "certain" they have a found a remedy to treat it.