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Imported cases from Ituri have been reported in North Kivu Province, as well as in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala. A case in South Kivu was also reported to have been imported from Tshopo province on 21 May. The epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which may complicate response efforts as existing Ebola treatments were created for a different strain, the Zaire ebolavirus. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 16 May 2026. As of 28 May 2026, the World Health Organization reported 1,041 cases (135 confirmed, 906 suspected) and 241 deaths (18 confirmed, 223 suspected) in the outbreak. It is considered likely that the true number of infections could considerably exceed the suspected cases.
In May 2026, an epidemic of Ebola was reported in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it is the 17th Ebola outbreak in DRC and only five months after the end of the previous outbreak.
Imported cases from Ituri have been reported in North Kivu Province, as well as in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala. A case in South Kivu was also reported to have been imported from Tshopo province on 21 May. The epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which may complicate response efforts as existing Ebola treatments were created for a different strain, the Zaire ebolavirus. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 16 May 2026. As of 28 May 2026, the World Health Organization reported 1,041 cases (135 confirmed, 906 suspected) and 241 deaths (18 confirmed, 223 suspected) in the outbreak. It is considered likely that the true number of infections could considerably exceed the suspected cases.
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Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
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Current information about Ebola – RIVM
Ebola disease – WHO
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