Six cases of Ebola virus disease have been detected in North Kivu, including four in Alimbongo and two in Kayna, according to AFC/M23 authorities. Meeting in Goma on 2 October, they stepped up surveillance, the search for suspected cases and contact tracing to halt transmission, according to Taarifa.
The Kirumba reference health centre, in the Kayna health zone of North Kivu, has been closed for 21 days after two confirmed Ebola cases were detected since 6 November. The facility is located in Lubero territory, according to Actualite.cd.
Uganda is developing a new national preparedness and response plan for Ebola virus disease, supported by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after containing its 2026 outbreak. Experts meeting in Kampala focused on gaps in surveillance, laboratories and cross-border coordination, according to the Independent.
The World Health Organization warns that insecurity in eastern DR Congo is affecting the Ebola response, after an ADF attack on several health centres in North Kivu displaced thousands of people, including contacts. The WHO now considers insecurity one of the main obstacles to tackling the epidemic, according to RFI.
Nigeria has completed the 21-day monitoring of the 62 contacts of the imported Ebola case, with no new infections, according to Sowetan. This milestone does not yet amount to an official end to the outbreak: the country still has to complete a 42-day countdown.
