Bundibugyo Ebola: more than 2,000 deaths in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Matin Libre
The Bundibugyo Ebola virus is believed to have circulated for several months in eastern DR Congo before its official identification, facilitating its spread in communities. The toll reported as of 12 August exceeds 2,000 deaths, while the World Health Organization describes a delayed detection, according to the article.
The Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus had killed 2,184 people among 4,665 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 12 August 2026, according to the World Health Organization’s figures. The virus is believed to have circulated for several months in the east of the country before its official identification, facilitating transmission within communities.
The WHO is calling for stronger surveillance, testing and community mobilisation to detect new cases quickly and limit the spread of the disease. The organisation believes that the virus’s silent circulation delayed the implementation of the health response.
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