Ebola in Eastern Congo

15 May – 11 October 2026

On 15 May Congo declared its 17th Ebola outbreak, this one caused by the Bundibugyo virus, in Ituri province. By 11 October the government's daily reports counted 9,066 confirmed cases, 4,381 of whom have died, in 64 of the country's 519 health zones. Ituri has 74% of the cases. WHO says no approved vaccines or specific treatments currently exist for this virus.

What happened

New confirmed cases per weekweeks to 11 Oct

The 22 Jul report added 432 cases, covering 2 days (no report the day before). Weeks end on Sunday.

“It is like fighting a megafire.”Stéphanie Hoffmann, MSF Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, 5 October

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Sources. Confirmed cases by health zone and nationally: Congo's daily Ebola situation reports (COUSP/INSP) as compiled by INRB-UMIE (github.com/INRB-UMIE/BDBV2026-Data, commit bb390b2) and OCHA DRC (HDX, "Cas et décès d'Ebola"), reports 14 May – 11 October; zone totals sum to 9,065 against the national 9,066. Health zones: OCHA COD-AB 2026 (519 zones). Population: Ministry of Health 2019 zone estimates (HDX). Statements: WHO DON603, DON619 and Ebola fact sheet; ECDC (14 Oct); MSF (5 Oct). Rivers: HydroRIVERS v1.0; lakes and borders: Natural Earth. Figures provisional. Web Mercator; the printed map is Lambert azimuthal equal-area.