The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reached 10 060 confirmed cases and 4 887 confirmed deaths as of October 25, 2026, according to the country’s public health institute. Its situation report, published on October 26, recorded cases across 66 health zones in eight provinces.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, with 5 794 confirmed cases and 2 786 deaths reported as of August 26, 2026. Cases have reached 60 health zones across six provinces as sustained transmission continues, according to the World Health Organization.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 1 926 confirmed cases and 702 deaths, according to the country’s latest official figures reported on July 13. The epidemic has expanded across five provinces as international response efforts intensify, experimental countermeasures advance, and the United States introduces new travel measures aimed at reducing the risk of international spread.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the city of Kisangani after the outbreak death toll reached 600 on July 9, 2026. If confirmed, the infections would make Tshopo the fourth province affected since the outbreak began in May.
A humanitarian doctor returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for Ebola in France on June 24, 2026, marking the country’s first confirmed imported case linked to the current outbreak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on May 17, 2026, after confirmed international spread and concerns that undetected transmission could complicate containment efforts. The declaration, issued under the International Health…
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