Ebola in Haut-Uélé
As of 4 Oct 2026, Haut-Uélé province has recorded 359 confirmed cases and 152 deaths since the start of the outbreak, a case fatality rate of 42.3%. Cases are spread across 7 of the province's 13 health zones.
3rd most affected province out of 7, with 4.2% of the country's confirmed cases. First confirmed cases on 25 June 2026, initially counted in Ituri: the bulletin only gives the province a line of its own on 10 July. Latest case reported on 4 Oct 2026.
Health zone map
- Confirmed cases
- Deaths
- Province
- Confirmed cases
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New cases (Haut-Uélé)
New deaths (Haut-Uélé)
Place of death
in the community or in a treatment centre, week by weekTwo confirmed deaths in three occur outside treatment centres. That share says what the response does not reach: a patient who dies at home was neither isolated nor treated, and exposed their family to the end.
Affected health zones in Haut-Uélé
| Health zone | Cumulative cases | Cumulative deaths | Fatality rate | New cases (24h) | New deaths (24h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wamba | 116 | 43 | 37.1% | +2 | +1 |
| Isiro | 102 | 44 | 43.1% | 0 | 0 |
| Pawa | 90 | 43 | 47.8% | 0 | +3 |
| Boma-Mangbetu | 43 | 18 | 41.9% | 0 | 0 |
| Rungu | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 |
| Gombari | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| Dungu | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
A province's total can differ from the sum of its health zones: the bulletins count cases and deaths not yet assigned to a zone separately. The site leaves them where the source puts them.
The main challenges mentioned in the official bulletins
Timeline in Haut-Uélé
- Official milestone
- Geographic spread
- Threshold crossed