Confirmed (report)
8,728
WHO Disease Outbreak News
2026-DON619 — Ebola outbreak update
Deaths (report)
4,205
Recovered (report)
2,269
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 5 October 2026, WHO was informed about a laboratory-confirmed imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) in Kenya with travel history from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya through Uganda. The patient was hospitalized and treated in Kenya but subsequently died on 5 October. Public health response measures have been initiated in Kenya and Uganda, including contact tracing. Since the last Disease Outbreak News was published on 25 …
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