Angola
No outbreakShares a border
DR Congo
- 8,442
- Confirmed cases
- 4,080
- Deaths
- 48.3%
- Case fatality rate
Active Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Confirmed cases have been reported. Follow guidance from the Ministry of Health and seek care early if you develop symptoms.
What these figures mean
- Confirmed cases
- Laboratory confirmed, cumulative
- Deaths
- Among confirmed and probable cases
- Suspected
- Awaiting test results
- Probable
- Clinically linked, not tested
- Contacts followed
- Monitored for 21 days
- Case fatality rate
- Shown once there are 10 or more cases
Cases over time
Outbreak timeline
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Bundibugyo virus disease – DR Congo 2026
Bundibugyo virus · Active
Declared 15 May 2026
Regional watch
The situation in countries that border DR Congo or are linked to it by travel.
Burundi
No outbreakShares a border
Central African Republic
No outbreakShares a border
Republic of the Congo
No outbreakShares a border
Rwanda
No outbreakShares a border
South Sudan
No outbreakShares a border
Tanzania
No outbreakShares a border
Uganda
MonitoringShares a border
Zambia
No outbreakShares a border
Kenya
Imported case- Confirmed cases
- 1
- Deaths
- 1
Nearest reported cases ≈ 2,410 km away
Map by province
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Cases by province
| Province | Confirmed cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Ituri | 6,370 | 2,440 |
| Nord-Kivu | 1,657 | 979 |
| Haut-Uele | 352 | 146 |
| Tshopo | 48 | 16 |
| Bas-Uele | 10 | 4 |
| Sud-Kivu | 3 | 1 |
| Sud-Ubangi | 2 | 1 |
Official updates
WHO, Africa CDC and Ministry of Health- Africa CDC soutient le Gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo dans le renforcement de la transparence et de la redevabilité du financement de la riposte à Ebola
- Africa CDC Supports the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Ebola Response Funding
- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- BVD Safe and Dignified Burials (SDB) Community Perceptions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- When Ebola strikes, HIV care cannot stop
- La riposte à Ebola progresse, mais l’épidémie reste une urgence continentale, selon des scientifiques africains
- Ebola Response Shows Progress, but Outbreak Remains a Continental Emergency, African Scientists Say
- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa CDC welcomes increased UK support to Ebola response
- La RDC et ses partenaires lancent un Plan révisé de 180 jours pour intensifier la réponse à l’épidémie d’Ebola causée par le virus Bundibugyo et sauver des milliers de vies
- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 100 Days into Ebola: The World Moved Fast, But Gaps in Preparedness Remain
- Eastern Africa Health Ministers Agree Regional Action on Health Security as Tanzania Supports DRC Ebola Response
- Africa CDC et l’OMS saluent l’allocation de vaccins contre Ebola à la République démocratique du Congo
- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the news
Unverified- Résistance anti-Ebola: trois personnes condamnées à 30 mois de prison pour en Ituri
- Why single Ebola death in Kenya has sparked fears of wider African spread
- From DRC to Kampala and Nairobi: Did Patient Zero escape from Ebola treatment centre?
- Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow
- ‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEF
- ‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEF
- BREAKING: Kenya confirms first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease
- Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp
- Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp
- DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO
- DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO
- Security Council LIVE: DRC peace deals fail to halt fighting as Ebola deepens crisis
Protect yourself
Based on World Health Organization guidance. This is not medical advice.
- Symptoms
- Sudden fever, tiredness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhoea and rash. Some patients bleed. Symptoms can start 2 to 21 days after infection.
- How it spreads
- Through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a sick person or someone who died of Ebola, or with objects contaminated by them. It does not spread through the air, and people cannot pass it on before they have symptoms.
- Prevention
- Wash your hands often. Avoid touching the body fluids of sick people and the bodies of people who died of an unknown illness. Use safe burial teams. The licensed vaccine protects against Zaire ebolavirus only, not Bundibugyo or Sudan virus.
- If you feel unwell
- If you have a fever within 21 days of travelling to an affected area or being near a patient, keep away from other people and call your nearest health facility or the Ministry of Health before you go in. Early care saves lives.