Congo's Ebola infections cross 8,000, government says
The Bundibugyo strain has made this Congo outbreak the country’s largest and deadliest, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic, officials said.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, government data showed confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 8,000, reaching 8,067 infections and 3,901 deaths. The outbreak is now the largest and deadliest in DRC history.
- Driven by the Bundibugyo species, the current outbreak surpassed the 2018-2020 epidemic to become the largest and deadliest in DRC history. This pathogen has proven far more severe than previous strains in the region.
- Aid agencies including Medecins Sans Frontieres are intensifying containment efforts at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment center in Butembo, North Kivu province. Staff were documented disinfecting facilities on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
- Health authorities and aid organizations are expanding urgent, labor-intensive operations to curb virus spread within highly affected communities in North Kivu. These efforts reflect the critical scale of the containment challenge.
- The crisis ranks second only to the 2014-2016 West African outbreak, which infected over 28,600 people and killed more than 11,000 across Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This comparison underscores the unprecedented scale facing health authorities.
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The number of deaths due to Ebola infection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is approaching 4,000, as reported by EFE with reference to the country ' s authorities.
This is the deadliest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo's history.
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KINSHASA (ANP/RTR) - More than 8,000 cases of Ebola have now been confirmed in Congo. The death toll from the outbreak stands at 3,901, according to official figures. The outbreak is seen as the deadliest in the history of Congo. In West Africa, there was an outbreak between 2014 and 2016 that was more...
3901 people have so far lost their lives in the Ebola outbreak, which is the largest in the history of DR Congo
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has now exceeded 8,000. This is the highest number since the outbreak began.
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