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More than 10,000 Ebola cases confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 10,000 people have fallen ill there so far. In the meantime, the development of therapeutic methods and I
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Democratic Republic of Congo More than 10,000 Ebola cases confirmed As of: October 27, 2026 • 11:24 a.m
The Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 10,000 people there have so far fallen ill with the infectious disease. Meanwhile, work continues on the development of therapeutic procedures and vaccines.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the number of reported Ebola cases has risen to 10,060. This was announced by the health authorities in the Central African country. According to the information, 4,887 people have died of Ebola since the outbreak became known in mid-May.
The Africa CDC is calling it the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. Ebola fever is a life-threatening disease. The virus is transmitted through physical contact and contact with body fluids and causes a highly contagious fever with diarrhea and bleeding.
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Ebola cases of the highly contagious Bundibugyo variant of the virus had also been confirmed in East African Kenya and West African Nigeria. Nine infections, including two deaths, have been confirmed in Kenya so far.
The patient in Nigeria became ill after a trip to Uganda, East Africa. According to health authorities, exactly where she became infected with Ebola is still being investigated. There were also cases of Ebola in Uganda in the first few months after the outbreak.
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The current outbreak is particularly difficult to contain because there is currently neither a specific vaccine nor a specific therapy for the Bundibugyo-type Ebola pathogen.
Two antiviral therapy methods have been clinically tested since July. Two further series of tests are also examining whether the Ebola vaccine Ervebo also protects against the Bundibugyo type.
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