DR Congo Ebola cases surpass 11,000 as violence and lost contacts hamper response.
Is it spreading beyond DR Congo?
Spread confirmed
As of 10 November 2026, cases and evacuations outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been reported, including an infected British doctor evacuated to London for treatment and one patient remaining in Kenya.
North Kivu has become the main source of new case notifications while Ituri accounts for nearly 70 percent of cumulative cases, with total cases exceeding 11,000.
Security risks and rebel attacks threaten response efforts, requiring a peace corridor in North Kivu to protect health workers and secure humanitarian access.
As of 10 November 2026, government data shows that confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have surpassed 11,000. Public health officials and international aid organizations report mounting challenges in containing the outbreak, driven by armed violence in Ituri and North Kivu provinces and an estimated 10,000 contacts lost to follow-up.
In response to ongoing security threats and attacks on healthcare facilities, organizations including Africa CDC and Doctors Without Borders have called for peace corridors and broader access to the ERVEBO vaccine. Meanwhile, clinical trials for candidate vaccines and therapeutics targeting the Bundibugyo Ebola strain are getting underway in the primary outbreak areas.
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Timeline
WHO and health partners announce clinical trials in DR Congo for two candidate vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
Original title: Ebola Outbreak, DRC and Region, Situation Report #15 (November 10, 2026)
ReliefWeb published Situation Report 15 on November 10, 2026, detailing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the surrounding region.
Original title: Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo
The International Organization for Migration urged expanding Ebola surveillance beyond formal travel routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN News reported.
Original title: Actualité | Ebola en Ituri: la fermeture de l’aéroport de Bunia prolongée jusqu’au 8 février 2027
Mediacongo reported that the closure of Bunia airport in Ituri province has been extended until February 8, 2027, as part of response measures to the Ebola outbreak.
Original title: Ebola en RDC : l'OMS estime que "plus de 10 000 contacts échappent au suivi"
The World Health Organization estimated that more than 10,000 contacts are unmonitored during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DW reported.
Original title: RDC: la fermeture de l’aéroport de Bunia prolongé jusqu’au 8 février 2027
Bunia International Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will remain closed until at least February 8, 2027, due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak, according to a notice from the Régie des Voies Aériennes. Commercial flights to and from the capital of Ituri province have been suspended since May 23.
Original title: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda | Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 10/11/2026
European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations published a daily map detailing the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda on November 10, 2026.
Original title: Beni : 13 patients guéris d’Ebola quittent le centre de traitement
Thirteen recovered Ebola patients were discharged on Monday from the treatment center at the Beni General Reference Hospital in North Kivu, Radio Okapi reported. Response teams and local communities welcomed the news as Beni remains a primary outbreak focus.
Original title: Crise humanitaire à Djugu : l'ONU s'alarme des violences à Fataki et Plaine Savo qui compromettent la riposte contre Ebola
The United Nations warned that escalating violence in Fataki and Plaine Savo in Ituri's Djugu territory is directly threatening humanitarian operations and the regional response to the Ebola epidemic, according to Actualite.cd.
Original title: Ebola en RDC : La fondation Angel se mobilise et dote les institutions publiques des plusieurs tonnes de produits désinfectants pour appuyer la riposte
The Angel Foundation provided several tons of disinfectant products to public institutions in Kinshasa to support the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to Actualite.cd.
Original title: Ebola à Beni : 13 patients guéris quittent le centre de traitement
Thirteen people who recovered from Ebola virus disease were discharged on November 9, 2026, from the Ebola treatment centre at the Beni General Reference Hospital in North Kivu, according to Actualite.cd.
Original title: RDC: en Ituri, les violences menacent les populations et la lutte contre Ebola
The UN interim humanitarian coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Alain Akpadji, warned that armed clashes in Ituri province are disrupting Ebola response operations. Akpadji noted that Ituri accounts for nearly 70 percent of all confirmed Ebola cases in the country.
Original title: Ebola en RDC: le Nord-Kivu devient le principal foyer de nouvelles notifications, l’Ituri conserve 70 % des cas cumulés (Gouvernement)
DRC Minister of Public Health Roger Kamba presented an epidemiological update on November 6, 2026, reporting that North Kivu has become the primary source of new notifications while Ituri accounts for 70 percent of cumulative cases.
Original title: Ebola au Nord-Kivu : l’OMS alerte sur les conséquences des attaques contre les structures sanitaires
The World Health Organization expressed concern over armed attacks targeting health facilities in Beni and Mabalako health zone on November 5 and 6, 2026, warning that they disrupt Ebola response efforts and patient care, Radio Okapi reported.
Original title: Lubero : deux structures sanitaires rouvrent après leur fermeture liée à Ebola
Local authorities authorized the reopening of the Kitsombiro reference health center and the Kasingiri health center in North Kivu on November 5, 2026, after a one-month closure triggered by Ebola cases, Radio Okapi reported.
Original title: La fermeture de l’aéroport de Bunia prolongée jusqu’au 8 février 2027
Radio Okapi reported that the closure of Bunia National Airport in Ituri Province has been extended until February 8, 2027, as part of response measures against Ebola. Local socio-political actors and economic operators criticized the decision, citing its impact on the provincial economy.