Congo Ebola outbreak explodes to 4,665 cases, 2,184 deaths

The deadly Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated sharply, with 4,665 confirmed cases and 2,184 deaths recorded as of August 12, 2026, raising fresh concerns over the risk of international spread.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is now the second-largest on record, with more than 2,100 deaths and the virus spreading to a sixth province. Health workers are struggling to contain the rapidly growing outbreak amid community resistance, misinformation, unpaid staff strikes and threats from rebel groups.

The DRC has reported 4,665 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,184 deaths. The outbreak has reached a sixth province and no vaccine is approved for the strain.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with the number of confirmed cases climbing to over 4,600. At least 2,100 people have died, a death toll that was reached almost three times faster than the outbreak over a decade ago. William Brangham discussed the crisis with epidemiologist D

The United Nations says the epidemic is spreading at its fastest pace on record and threatens to become the deadliest outbreak in the disease's history.

The United Nations says the epidemic is spreading at its fastest pace on record and threatens to become the deadliest outbreak in the disease's history.

The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in the DRC. In Kinshasa, a city of millions, fears of a serious health crisis are growing. Hospitals are scrambling to prepare for emergencies as best as they can.

Office of the Spokesperson The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator), and the African Union Commission on the occasion of the

The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.

The health authorities have identified a person who has died from Ebola in Buta, the provincial capital.

More than 2,000 people have been killed so far, almost three times the number that had died at this point during the worst Ebola outbreak before now over a decade ago.

The World Health Organization says it on track to surpass the deadliest in history, which killed over 11,000 people a decade ago.

The Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,128 people so far.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, is warning that the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be the deadliest ever. CBS News' Ramy Inoncencio reports.

The DRC's deadliest Ebola outbreak from 2018-2020 killed nearly 2,300 people out of 3,500 recorded cases.

Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said Thursday.

Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures.

Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province  AP News

Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province  Toronto Star

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, Africa CDC director-general Jean Kaseya said.Mr Kaseya said the man had travelled from Isiro in Haut-Uele province to Buta, the capital of Bas-Uele, where he died.T

Congo’s Fastest-Growing Ebola Outbreak Reaches A New Province  HuffPost

Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province, with a death recorded in Bas-Uele

As the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to spread at an alarming rate, WHO warns the true scale of the epidemic could be up to four times larger

Congo’s current epidemic is on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016