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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo surpasses 10,000 cases

The story so farEbola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have topped 10,000, with reports describing the outbreak as spreading very quickly and marking a grim milestone. Countries are racing to stop the spread of Ebola as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo passes 10,000 cases.

Still watching

  • What measures are being proposed to stop the outbreak, as raised by reporting on how it can be halted?
  • Does the 10,000-case figure for the Democratic Republic of Congo include confirmed cases only, or also suspected and probable cases?
  • Will Uganda's quarantine and transit restrictions be extended to travellers from other countries affected by Ebola?
  • How will Uganda enforce the 21-day quarantine and the transit restriction, and which travellers count as "most" travellers excluded from transit?
  • Does Uganda's 21-day quarantine for returning citizens also apply to non-citizens or to residents who have travelled from Congo?
  • Which vaccines are included in the Democratic Republic of Congo trial, and when will results be available?

How it developed

  1. 28 Oct 2026→ in the 28 Oct 2026 issue

    Ebola outbreak in DR Congo surpasses 10,000 cases

    • Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have topped 10,000, with reports describing the outbreak as spreading very quickly and marking a grim milestone.
    • Countries are racing to stop the spread of Ebola as the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo passes 10,000 cases.
  2. 26 Oct 2026→ in the 26 Oct 2026 issue

    Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on travellers from DR Congo

    • Uganda will quarantine its citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo for 21 days, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said on Sunday.
    • Uganda will also not allow most travellers who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo to transit through the country.
  3. 24 Oct 2026→ in the 24 Oct 2026 issue

    Ebola spread to Nigeria and Kenya

    • Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death, a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient and developed symptoms while in quarantine.
    • Nigeria's health minister says the country's Ebola case is linked to the virus found in Kenya's index case.
    • Uganda says it has no active Ebola cases, while health officials investigate whether the Kenyan and Nigerian patients crossed paths at Uganda's main airport, amid conflicting accounts of the source of one infection.
  4. 23 Oct 2026→ in the 23 Oct 2026 issue

    Ebola outbreak spreads to Nigeria

    • Switzerland says the Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat, did not travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the case is believed to have been contracted in Uganda.
    • Nigeria's health minister said authorities have no evidence that the country's Ebola case has spread into the wider community and urged calm.
    • The World Health Organization warned that Africa faces a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from East Africa to Nigeria, the first case in West Africa.
  5. 22 Oct 2026→ in the 22 Oct 2026 issue

    Ebola outbreak spreads to Nigeria and Kenya

    • Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, in a patient who travelled from Uganda, according to Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate.
    • Nigeria's first Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat based in Abuja, who travelled to Kampala, Uganda, for a vacation, officials say.
    • Kenya now has nine Ebola cases, and its health authorities are waiting to see whether their swift quarantine actions were enough to prevent a full-blown outbreak.
  6. 19 Oct 2026→ in the 19 Oct 2026 issue

    Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case in regional outbreak

    • Kenya has confirmed an eighth Ebola case, bringing its total number of infections to eight, according to Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth on Sunday.
    • The new Kenyan case is a patient attendant who cleaned utensils and linens and was likely exposed to Kenya's first Ebola case.
    • Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province in the north, where authorities said on Sunday that two cases, including one death, have been recorded.
  7. 18 Oct 2026→ in the 18 Oct 2026 issue

    Kenya Ebola outbreak confirmed cases

    • Kenya has confirmed four new Ebola cases, bringing its total to seven infections, and before this month the country had never recorded the virus.
  8. 17 Oct 2026→ in the 17 Oct 2026 issue

    Kenya first Ebola cases preparedness

    • Kenya has confirmed a third Ebola case, a close relative of the first two patients and of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo.
    • Africa CDC says over $700 million in Ebola response funds is unaccounted for in Congo, and Africa's top public health body and Congolese health authorities this week called for greater transparency in how the funds are used.
    • Kenya's Health Ministry says there is no need for panic over the Ebola cases, while questions are being raised about the country's public health preparedness and border controls.
  9. 15 Oct 2026→ in the 15 Oct 2026 issue

    Kenya confirms second Ebola case linked to first victim

    • Kenya has confirmed a second Ebola case, a relative of the first patient, who died after travelling to Kenya from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • Kenya's Health Ministry announced the second case on Wednesday.
  10. 11 Oct 2026→ in the 11 Oct 2026 issue

    Ebola outbreak eastern DRC and imported case in Kenya

    • Ebola continues to spread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with new cases reported alongside Kenya's confirmed imported infection.
    • Tests came back negative for a person suspected of having Ebola who was reportedly in quarantine at a hospital in Kenya, after rumours about the case circulated over the previous 24 hours, and contact tracing is continuing.
  11. 8 Oct 2026→ in the 8 Oct 2026 issue

    Kenya Ebola death raises fears of wider African spread

    • According to the WHO, the Kenyan Ebola patient first got sick in the DRC, where they had been living, and was treated there.
  12. 6 Oct 2026→ in the 6 Oct 2026 issue

    Kenya first Ebola case imported from DR Congo

    • Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case, imported from the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo died in Nairobi.
    • Kenya's health minister said 28 contacts have been identified after the death of the patient, who arrived from Congo on Saturday.
    • The case is Kenya's first-ever recorded Ebola death, announced by the health minister on Tuesday.
  13. 2 Oct 2026→ in the 2 Oct 2026 issue

    Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 deaths

    • Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, according to government data, making it the largest and deadliest in the country's history after surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic.
    • A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) worker responding to the Ebola outbreak in Congo has tested positive for the virus and been evacuated to the Netherlands.
    • About 254 health workers have been infected with Ebola and 50 have died since the outbreak began.
  14. 28 Sep 2026→ in the 28 Sep 2026 issue

    Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 8,000 infections

  15. 25 Sep 2026→ in the 25 Sep 2026 issue

    Ebola outbreak in Congo's North Kivu province

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