Ebola transmission persists in DR Congo while Kenya begins 42-day clearance countdown.
Is it spreading beyond DR Congo?
Spread confirmed
As of 13 November 2026, cases linked to the DRC outbreak have been detected internationally. Kenya has discharged its final treated Ebola patient and initiated a 42-day countdown to declare the outbreak over, while Nigeria completed contact monitoring with no secondary transmission.
As of 13 November 2026, six months into the outbreak, active Ebola transmission continues across several health zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Response efforts face serious disruptions from armed conflict, attacks on health centers, and strikes by response workers in Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
Outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya discharged its last treated patient and began a 42-day surveillance countdown toward declaring the end of its outbreak. In Nigeria, health authorities concluded a 21-day contact monitoring period without detecting secondary transmission, and a patient in Switzerland treated for the outbreak strain was discharged from hospital.
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Timeline
Two confirmed Ebola cases were detected at Kirumba referral health center in North Kivu, leading to a 21-day facility closure.
How quickly labor strikes by health personnel in Ituri and North Kivu will be resolved to restore active screening and patient care.
Whether health teams will be able to locate and resume contact tracing for the more than 1,000 Ebola contacts displaced following the Cantine-Aloya attack.
The extent to which unsafe community practices, such as applying gasoline to bodies during funerals, are contributing to secondary transmission.
Whether Kenya will complete its 42-day surveillance period without registering new cases.
Nigerian health authorities completed a 21-day monitoring period for contacts of an Ebola case, finding no secondary transmission, Al Jazeera reported.
Original title: Ebola en RDC : bilan de l’impact de l’épidémie sur les enfants après six mois de riposte
UNICEF released an assessment evaluating the impact of the Ebola outbreak on children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following six months of response efforts.
Original title: RDC: au moins 44 morts civils tués dans de nouvelles attaques des ADF dans le nord-est du pays
Africa CDC strongly condemned an attack on civilians in Cantine, Beni territory, located in an area experiencing an Ebola outbreak, RFI reported. Attacks by the ADF armed group in North Kivu and Ituri provinces killed at least 110 people over one week, according to RFI.
Original title: RDC: Ebola continue à gagner du terrain sur fond d'insécurité, après six mois d'épidémie
The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to spread against a backdrop of insecurity six months after it began, TV5Monde reported.
Original title: Ebola en RDC: «On ne comprend pas pourquoi l'argent n'arrive pas dans les poches des travailleurs», interroge MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières reported that over 11,000 cases and 5,000 deaths have been recorded six months into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while healthcare workers on the ground still lack sufficient resources.
Original title: Ebola en Ituri: les prestataires de contrôle et prévention en grève sur l'axe Komanda-Yedi
Radio Okapi reported that Ebola control and prevention activities along the Komanda-Yedi axis in Irumu territory were suspended on November 12, 2026, due to a strike by response personnel. Screening stations and handwashing points along the route were left unstaffed with no temperature checks being performed.
Original title: Ebola en RDC : malgré le renforcement de la riposte, la transmission reste active dans plusieurs zones
Six months after the Ebola outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, diagnostic and treatment capacities have significantly expanded while active transmission continues in several zones, according to Actualite.cd.
Original title: RDC : la guerre et Ebola aggravent une crise alimentaire qui menace 30 millions de personnes
UN News reported that conflict and the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are aggravating a food crisis that threatens 30 million people.
Original title: Plus de 11.000 cas d'Ebola en RD Congo: des lacunes dans la riposte malgré des centaines de millions de dollars engloutis
TV5Monde reported that over 11,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting gaps in response efforts despite substantial financial resources.
Original title: Nord-Kivu : le centre de santé de référence de Kirumba fermé pour 21 jours après la détection de deux cas confirmés d'Ebola
Two confirmed Ebola cases were registered at the Kirumba referral health center in North Kivu's Kayna health zone since November 6, according to local health reporting. Consequently, the health center was closed for 21 days.
Original title: Swiss hospital discharges Ebola patient after successful treatment
A Swiss woman who contracted the Ebola strain linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been discharged from a hospital in Geneva, health officials said.
Original title: Goma : six mois après le début de l'épidémie, MSF réclame efficacité et transparence dans la riposte contre Ebola
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) stated six months into the Ebola outbreak response in Goma that current efforts remain insufficient despite significant funds raised, calling for greater efficiency and transparency.
Original title: L'UNICEF salue les progrès de la riposte contre Ebola et réaffirme son engagement à Bunia
During a visit to Bunia, UNICEF Associate Director of Public Health Emergencies Dr. Douglas Noble praised the progress made in responding to the Ebola virus outbreak, Radio Okapi reported.
Original title: Ebola en RDC: l’OMS s’alarme des conséquences des attaques armées sur la riposte à l’épidémie
The World Health Organization warned that insecurity in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a major obstacle to the Ebola response after an attack by the ADF armed group targeted health centers and displaced thousands of people, including contacts, RFI reported.
Original title: Caught Between Killers: Ebola on One Side, Islamic State on the Other
The New York Times reported on the challenges of managing an Ebola outbreak while facing violence from Islamic State-linked militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Original title: Ebola: le Kenya libère son dernier patient et entame 42 jours de surveillance avant une éventuelle déclaration de fin de l’épidémie
Kenya discharged its final Ebola patient and initiated a 42-day surveillance countdown before potentially declaring the end of the outbreak. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized the importance of regional preparedness for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Original title: Ituri : l'utilisation d'essence sur les dépouilles de victimes d'Ebola inquiète les acteurs de la riposte
Response workers reported that community members in the Mangala health zone in Ituri province have been spraying gasoline on the bodies of Ebola victims to disinfect them, following community misinformation.
Original title: Riposte contre Ebola en RDC : malgré des centaines de millions de dollars mobilisés, des équipes restent sans moyens, alerte MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned that six months after the Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, response teams on the ground remain under-resourced despite hundreds of millions of dollars mobilized, Actualite.cd reported.