Regional Ebola cases exceed 10,000 as treatment facility discharges last patients
Is it spreading beyond DR Congo?
Spread confirmed
As of 29 October 2026, African Union health authorities confirmed that the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak has spread beyond the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria. Onward transmission has been under investigation in Nigeria, while Kenya released contacts from quarantine.
As of 29 October 2026, total confirmed cases in the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak have surpassed 10,000 across affected African nations, with the vast majority recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [5e79725c11527cd0, 553ac3b3e0ab311f, 6d866f4b8ec7a407]. Health experts noted that the epidemic has reached a plateau, though risks of further spread remain [6126744a1f233f1a].
Response efforts continue across the region alongside the launch of clinical trials for a strain-specific vaccine [2d93f053ce178054, 1d10807dae62ba1c]. In Ituri province, an MSF-operated treatment center in Mongbwalu discharged its final confirmed patients [baf97bb63019360c, c3e31c766401d4e3], although unconfirmed reports of new deaths in Bunia are being evaluated by local health authorities [e48c7035d4733527].
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Timeline
DRC Ministry of Health records cumulative totals of 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths
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Original title: DRC Ebola clinic celebrates departure of last confirmed cases
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Original title: A village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives
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Original title: A village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives
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