Militant attacks force Ebola patients to flee in DR Congo as vaccine trials begin.
Is it spreading beyond DR Congo?
Spread confirmed
As of 7 November 2026, Ebola cases detected outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo include one patient reported in Kenya and an evacuated healthcare worker in the United Kingdom, with no onward local transmission reported in those countries.
As of 7 November 2026, security threats in North Kivu have directly disrupted Ebola response efforts, with suspected patients fleeing a health facility in Cantine following an ADF rebel attack and gunfire reported near an MSF-run clinic in Beni.
In response to the expanding outbreak, clinical trials evaluating candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain have commenced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with support from WHO and UN partners.
Support operations continue across Ituri and North Kivu, including MONUSCO airfield security in Mongwalu and the deployment of mobile laboratory units to Bunia.
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Timeline
The last Ebola patient at the treatment center in Kayna was declared cured.
Original title: À Mongwalu, les habitants saluent le rôle des Casques bleus dans la sécurité et la riposte contre Ebola
Mongwalu residents commended MONUSCO peacekeepers deployed since June for securing the local airfield to facilitate the delivery of medical supplies during the Ebola outbreak, Radio Okapi reported.
Original title: La fuite de malades suspects d’Ebola après une attaque des ADF inquiète les autorités sanitaires à Beni
Suspected Ebola patients and high-risk contacts fled the Kelele health centre in Cantine, Beni territory, overnight between Thursday and Friday after an attack by ADF rebels, according to the facility's medical director. The director expressed concern that the escape of patients could cause community spread of the virus.
Original title: RDC : des tirs d'armes entendus lors d'une tentative d'incendie d'un centre de traitement d’Ebola à Beni
Armed men targeted an Ebola treatment center managed by Doctors Without Borders in Beni, with gunfire heard during an attempted arson attack overnight, local media reported.
Original title: Riposte contre Ebola en Ituri : l’armée sensibilise et appelle les militaires à Bunia à ne pas baisser la garde
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's army has conducted Ebola awareness sessions for military personnel in Bunia, calling on troops to maintain vigilance against the ongoing outbreak, media reported.
Original title: Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak: Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kenya | Nigeria Weekly External Situation Report 25, Data as of 7 November 2026
UN OCHA released its 25th weekly external situation report on the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Nigeria, based on data as of November 7, 2026.
Original title: James Swan réaffirme le soutien de la MONUSCO dans la lutte contre l'épidémie d'Ebola en Ituri
MONUSCO head James Swan reaffirmed on November 6 that the UN mission will support the Congolese government in combating the Ebola outbreak in Ituri, Radio Okapi reported.
Original title: Ebola: deux nouveaux vaccins contre la souche Bundibugyo vont être prochainement testés en RDC
RFI reported that two candidate vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo Ebola strain will undergo clinical trials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the coming weeks, with initial results expected early next year. The outlet noted that the outbreak declared in eastern DRC in May 2026 has caused over 5,300 deaths.