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Ebola in DR Congo: 10,351 cases and 5,026 deaths since May

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Ebola in DR Congo: 10,351 cases and 5,026 deaths since MayCorporal Paul Shaw ABIPP · Open Government Licence (Royaume-Uni)

The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the DRC has reached 10,351 cases and 5,026 deaths, according to the Congolese health ministry and Rwanda News Agency. Ituri and North Kivu account for most outbreaks, and about one-third of victims are believed to have died outside healthcare facilities, according to the WHO. Rwanda News Agency says 1,101 people are receiving treatment or are in quarantine and that eight provinces are affected.

The tally published by the Congolese government at the end of October 2026 records 1,101 people receiving treatment or in quarantine, according to Rwanda News Agency. The outlet also reports that Ebola has affected eight of the DRC’s 26 provinces.

A doctor who tested positive in France in June after a mission in eastern DRC has recovered and left hospital, Rwanda News Agency reports. The outlet says this is the only case recorded in Europe so far.

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