DRC Ebola Outbreak
June 9 – August 16, 2026 Updated Aug 16
Every published chapter of The Fold's coverage of DRC Ebola Outbreak, in one place — oldest to newest, updated as the story develops.
Congo's Ebola outbreak hits 515 cases as government revives travel curbs
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 515 confirmed cases and 91 deaths, Africa CDC says, spreading at an unprecedented pace. Caused by the Bundibugyo virus, for which there is no vaccine, it has also spread to Uganda.
DR Congo Ebola becomes third-largest on record with 1,100-plus cases
The Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has topped 1,100 confirmed cases and 279 deaths, making it the third-largest in history. With no licensed vaccine for this strain, it is spreading faster than any previous Ebola epidemic.
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 1,400 cases as a vaccine gap slows the response
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has grown past 1,400 confirmed cases and more than 430 deaths, WHO figures show — a fast-climbing toll made harder to contain because the licensed Ebola vaccine does not protect against this strain.
DR Congo Ebola reaches 3,200 cases and 1,405 deaths as the first Bundibugyo vaccine is tested
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has reached 3,200 confirmed cases and 1,405 deaths, and Oxford says a first group of volunteers has received an experimental vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain.
Sixty-seven days from outbreak to first injection: the registry file behind Oxford’s Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine trial
The protocol for the first human trial of a vaccine against the Ebola strain circulating in DR Congo is now public. It gives a cohort structure, a placebo ratio and a timetable that the announcements did not.
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is now the country’s largest ever, and its epicentre is closing the deadliness gap
WHO puts the Bundibugyo outbreak past the 2018–20 epidemic on case count. Reading its successive notices in sequence shows Ituri’s case fatality ratio has nearly tripled since June, from 15% to 41%, while the rest of the outbreak barely moved.
WHO’s Ebola death rate has climbed to 46.8 per cent in a month. Its own recovery counts show what is moving
The crude case fatality ratio WHO publishes for the Bundibugyo outbreak in DR Congo rose from 39 to 46.8 per cent across three notices. Over the same period the share of cases with a recorded outcome rose from 57 to 68 per cent, while the ratio among resolved cases barely moved.