DR Congo’s worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases - Al Jazeera

DRC detected the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo virus in mid-May; nearly 3,400 people have since died.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A drone view of workers at the Ceca-20 cemetery in DRC's Ituri province as health workers struggle to contain the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus [File: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Published On 12 Sep 2026 12 Sep 2026 More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) worst outbreak of the deadly disease, according to figures from Congolese authorities.

The DRC officially detected the latest outbreak in mid-May, but experts suspect it had been spreading under the radar for weeks before.

Of the 7,022 registered cases, 3,398 people have died, according to DRC authorities. Currently, 837 people are in isolation or receiving treatment.