PHEIC Public Health Emergency of International Concern — Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) — 2026-DON622 Live Independent tracker — data synced just now — Auto-refresh every 2 min

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Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) Last sync just now · WHO report 23 October 2026

What changed

2026-DON622 · 23 October 2026

1 more confirmed cases in the cumulative total since 22 October 2026.

Compared with 22 October 2026

Outbreak totals Imported diagnoses Medical evacuations

Reported locations · Country totals at representative locations

Reviewed official observations included through 2026-10-20. Open Source & calculation for dates and evidence links.

Global Confirmed

9,729

9,724 DRC/UGA · 5 elsewhere

+1 since 22 October 2026

DRC + Uganda

9,724

0 since 22 October 2026

Deaths

4,690

DRC CFR 48.3%

0 since 22 October 2026

Recovered

2,616

0 since 22 October 2026

Contacts (reported)

66 health zones

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Measure View Country Compare with

Democratic Republic of the Congo Very High
Uganda High
Border-adjacent countries High
Rest of Africa Low
Global general population Low

Imported / Linked Cases & Medical Evacuations

Diagnoses outside DRC and Uganda, including imported and linked local cases, and medical evacuations. Evacuated patients already counted at origin are not added again to global confirmed cases.

Official cumulative case figures — Kenya

Reviewed cumulative figures from an official health source, observed 2026-10-16. Includes the imported case and linked local cases.

1 medically evacuated Ebola case — Netherlands

s and 108 in treatment centres. On 1 October, the Netherlands reported the medical evacuation of a healthcare worker who tested positive by PCR for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the time of reporting, the patient has been undergoing treatment in the Netherlands. Since the previous Disease Outbreak News was published on 25 September 2026, an additional 775 confirmed cases, including 379 confirmed deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Co

1 imported Ebola case — France

ently treated in Germany), 20 cases in Uganda and 1 case in France. Overall, 3269 deaths have been reported, including 2 in Uganda. As of 7 September, at least 1611 patients have recovered, including 1590 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 18 in Uganda, 2 in Germany and 1 in France. The sustained level of transmission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to pose a risk of cross-border spread. Health screening and surveillance activities remain operational at airports, ports, a

2 medically evacuated Ebola cases — Germany

tember 2026, a cumulative total of 6778 confirmed cases has been reported: 6757 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (including 2 cases diagnosed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and subsequently treated in Germany), 20 cases in Uganda and 1 case in France. Overall, 3269 deaths have been reported, including 2 in Uganda. As of 7 September, at least 1611 patients have recovered, including 1590 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 18 in Uganda, 2 in Germany and 1 in France. The sustai

Official cumulative case figures — Nigeria

Reviewed cumulative figures from an official health source, observed 2026-10-20. Travel-associated diagnosis outside DRC and Uganda.

Open-source monitoring

News & source updates

How reports are reviewed

Official health sources and independently corroborated reports. News does not automatically change the case totals above.

Last successful scan: 23 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC · Cached feed; source scan is overdue. · Feed updated: 23 Oct 2026, 21:00 UTC

Geography Review status

11 published updates

Official source1 independent originDR Congo, Kenya, Nigeria