The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released an updated epidemiological surveillance report on Thursday tracking the multi-country outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease across Central and East Africa. Official health data through November 10 shows the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 11,114 confirmed cases and 5,433 related deaths since the epidemic began in May 2026. The separate outbreak in neighboring Uganda has ended. Community transmission persists across the DRC.
The ECDC situation summary was updated at 4:00 p.m. on November 12 and confirmed eight DRC provinces remain actively affected. The tally marks an increase of 72 confirmed cases and 46 fatalities compared with the agency’s November 9 update of 11,042 cases and 5,387 deaths. In Kenya, national health authorities recorded nine confirmed cases and two deaths, all epidemiologically linked to a single imported index patient, with the final infection reported on October 20. By November 11, seven surviving Kenyan patients had fully recovered and been discharged. All monitored contacts completed mandatory 21-day quarantines; local transmission chains halted in Kenya.
In West Africa, Nigeria confirmed one imported Ebola case on October 20 involving a traveler with recent travel history to Uganda. The traveler initially developed symptoms on October 7 and sought medical care on October 11. Health authorities medically evacuated the patient to Switzerland for isolation care. Officials traced and monitored 62 close contacts in Nigeria. The World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are assisting regional ministries with epidemic response. On November 12, the CDC reaffirmed technical deployment supporting laboratory genomic sequencing, contact tracing, and safe burial protocols across affected Congolese districts. Historical case fatality rates for this strain typically range between 25 and 50 percent; in the current 2026 outbreak, the case fatality rate stands near 49 percent.
