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Ebola cases in DR Congo surpass 10,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record

27 Oct 2026, 12:31 UTC · ≈ Eastern DR Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo · single source so far

Nearly half of the people confirmed to have the virus have died in DR Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.

Location: ≈ Eastern DR Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo · Dem. Rep. Congo live map
Coordinates: ≈ 1.50°S 29.00°E
Reported: 27 Oct 2026, 12:31 UTC
Category: Humanitarian & health · Disease outbreak
Impact: 5 of 5 · Critical
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DR Congo Ebola cases pass 10,000 in its fastest-growing outbreak on record

On Tuesday, reports said Ebola cases in DR Congo had surpassed 10,000, with nearly half of those confirmed to have the virus having died. On Monday, a woman diagnosed in Abuja, Nigeria, with no known travel to DR Congo was flown to Switzerland while officials try to determine how she was infected. An attack in eastern DR Congo also killed a nurse and injured a health worker responding to an Ebola case.

Nearly half of the people confirmed to have Ebola in DR Congo have died, in what is described as its fastest-growing outbreak on record.
Attackers killed a nurse and injured a health worker responding to a case in eastern DR Congo, the latest attack on responders.
Swiss authorities believe the woman diagnosed in Nigeria was infected in Uganda, while Kampala says Uganda is Ebola free.
On Sunday, Uganda ordered a 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congo.

Updated 27 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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