The current Bundibugyo strain has spread to Kenya and Uganda, while two cases in Nigeria have tested negative.
Published on November 3, 2026
The death toll from Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has surpassed 5,300, with the majority of cases recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The DRC is the epicenter of the latest outbreak, having declared its 17th – and largest – Ebola outbreak in mid-May.
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According to Africa CDC data released Monday, the epidemic has killed 5,376 people: 5,372 in the DRC, two in Kenya and two in Uganda.
The Bundibugyo strain of the virus, responsible for the current outbreak, has infected some 10,444 people in the DRC, Uganda and Kenya, with a mortality rate of more than 50 percent.
The virus has crossed borders several times in recent months.
Neighboring Uganda recorded 20 cases, almost all involving people from the DRC, before being declared Ebola-free in August.
Kenya recorded two deaths and nine infections in October, marking the first recorded cases of Ebola in the country.
In Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, health authorities said two rounds of tests on two suspected cases in the northeastern region confirmed the samples were negative.
Abuja reported its first imported case in October, the first in more than a decade. No deaths have been recorded.
In France, only one case involving a health worker returning from the DRC was reported in July.
There are no approved treatments or vaccines to combat the rare Bundibugyo strain.
In recent weeks, clinical trials began with the Ervebo vaccine, which was found to be effective against the more common Zaire strain.
Gn Health
