Authorities are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatment or vaccine.
Published on October 31, 2026
The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has surpassed 5,000, government data shows, as authorities have yet to find a way to control the country’s deadliest virus outbreak on record.
The latest death toll was announced on Friday.
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The Ebola virus has infected more than 10,000 people in the DRC since the outbreak was declared in May.
There are no approved treatments or vaccines to combat the rare strain of Bundibugyo virus causing the current outbreak.
Detection delays, conflicts and strained health services have contributed to the virus spreading more quickly than in previous outbreaks, reaching eight of the DRC’s 26 provinces to date.
The virus has also spread to neighboring countries.
Last week, Nigeria became the fourth African country to report a case of Ebola, extending the geographic spread of the epidemic to West Africa. The East African countries Kenya and Uganda have also reported cases.
This year’s Ebola outbreak is the second largest on record, behind the 2014-2016 outbreak that infected more than 28,600 people and killed more than 11,000 in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Some governments have restricted travel to affected countries or quarantined travelers who have recently visited or transited through them.
Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and from Kenya on Friday, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The measures include the suspension of travel by Saudi citizens to Kenya and a pause in the issuance of all types of visas to travelers from the country.
The kingdom also prohibits entry to travelers arriving from Kenya, including those transiting through third countries and having stayed in Kenya or other Ebola-affected countries in the previous 21 days.
In June, Saudi Arabia suspended travel and entry from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan.
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