DR Congo Ebola cases pass 11,000 as Kenya discharges final patient
Is it spreading beyond DR Congo?
Spread confirmed
As of 12 November 2026, official health authorities confirmed that Ebola cases were detected in Kenya, where all seven patients have since recovered and no ongoing local transmission is reported.
Called for urgent, coordinated funding to meet operational needs in the DRC and warned that ongoing insecurity is a primary obstacle to response efforts.
Confirmed all seven Ebola patients in Kenya recovered, discharged the last patient, started a 42-day countdown, and advised citizens in DRC on health precautions.
As of 12 November 2026, the Ebola outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded over 11,000 confirmed cases and more than 5,300 deaths. Public health organizations report that armed conflict, insecurity, and attacks on medical personnel are severely impeding response efforts in eastern provinces such as North Kivu and Ituri.
In Kenya, where seven cases were previously confirmed, health authorities discharged the final patient following recovery and initiated a 42-day countdown toward declaring the outbreak over in the country.
Response efforts in the DR Congo continue to face operational and financial strains, including reported missing response funds, lost contact tracing following violence in Cantine-Aloya, and limited treatment capacity in local health zones.
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Timeline
An attack in Cantine-Aloya leaves 66 civilians including three health workers dead, resulting in over 1,000 Ebola contacts being lost to follow-up.
Kenya discharges its last Ebola patient after all seven recorded patients recover, starting a 42-day countdown to declare the outbreak over in the country.
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