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Congo Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases, with 5,387 deaths
Congo's Ebola outbreak has reached 11,042 cases, according to the latest health ministry figures.
The outbreak has killed 5,387 people, nearly half those infected, making it the deadliest in Congo.
It was declared in mid-May and has spread to eight of the country's 26 provinces.
The Bundibugyo virus causing it has no known vaccine or treatment, and conflict, strained health services and mistrust have made it harder to contain.
Violence in Ituri and North Kivu has also restricted health workers' access to people who need care, and some facilities and workers have been attacked.
The outbreak has also spread to Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria, prompting calls for more efforts to slow it; health officials say fighting must stop so workers can reach patients.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has reached 11,042 infections and 5,387 deaths, according to the latest health ministry data.
The outbreak is the deadliest in Congo and is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no known vaccine or treatment.
It has spread to eight of Congo’s 26 provinces.
Authorities have struggled to contain it amid conflict, strained health services and other obstacles.
Health officials have warned that violence and attacks on health workers hinder efforts to reach patients.
- Who
- 11,042 people in Congo have been infected, and 5,387 have died.
- What
- The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached 11,042 cases.
- When
- The outbreak was declared in mid-May. The latest data were reported on November 11, 2026.
- Where
- The Democratic Republic of Congo; the outbreak has spread to eight of its 26 provinces.
- Why
- Not stated
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Congo declared the Ebola outbreak.
The latest health ministry data reported 11,042 infections and 5,387 deaths.
- Infections
- 11,042
- Deaths
- 5,387
- Provinces affected
- 8 of Congo’s 26
- Virus species
- Bundibugyo
- Outbreak declared
- Mid-May
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