Ebola virus disease
📍 DR Congo
All Ebola virus disease outbreaks →PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN (PHEIC)
Cumulative cases since outbreak start — WHO DON bulletin dated 2026-08-12
•Public Health Emergency of International Concern — WHO's highest alert level.
•Part of a multi-country event — the risk doesn't stop at this border.
Official report date — in isolated zones, field onset typically precedes this by days to weeks.
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 12 August 2026, WHO reports 4,665 confirmed cases and 2,184 deaths, a case fatality ratio of 46.8% — the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country, surpassing the 2018-2020 North Kivu outbreak (3,317 cases). Cases have been reported from 54 of the country's health zones across six provinces: Ituri (28/36 health zones), North Kivu (12/34), South Kivu (1/34), Haut-Uele (6/13), Tshopo (6/23) and, newly affected, Bas-Uele (1/11). 84.2% of contacts were followed up in the 24 hours to 12 August (17,460 of 20,740 due). At least 986 patients have recovered as of the same date: 965 in the DRC, 18 in Uganda, 2 in Germany and 1 in France. Infections among healthcare workers continue: at least 155 confirmed cases, 45 deaths (CFR 29%) and 68 recoveries since the start of the outbreak, as of 9 August. 570 patients were hospitalised in isolation as of 11 August (most recent figure available for that metric). There is no approved vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo strain. Uganda, which recorded 20 cases and 2 deaths imported from this outbreak, declared its own outbreak over on 28 July 2026, its last confirmed case dating from 21 June 2026. Isolated cases diagnosed in DRC were treated abroad: 1 in France, 2 in Germany. Declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 17 May 2026. Source: WHO Disease Outbreak News (DON615), 14 August 2026, data as of 12 August.
Case trend
First actions
- →Notify WHO National Focal Point within 24 h — IHR Art. 6 obligation
- →Activate Incident Management System (IMS) or Emergency Operations Centre
- →Dispatch field investigation team — confirm case definition and epicentre
- →Brief senior health authority and issue first situation report
Cite this page (Vancouver)
HealthWatch Global. Ebola virus disease outbreak — DR Congo [Internet]. 2026-08-12 [cited 2026 Aug 17]. Available from: https://healthwatch-global.com/en/outbreak/bd1c3a46-a921-49b7-b79e-10ad715c4c38. Data source: WHO DON.
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