71 new cases, 28 deaths

02 Where

Ituri accounts for 41 of the 71 new cases. Then Nord-Kivu with 27, Haut-Uélé with 2 and Tshopo with 1. The other 3 provinces report none. 5 zones carry 36 of these 71 cases: Beni 14, Bunia 9, Nia-Nia 5, Bambu 4 and Mambasa 4. 49 of the 62 affected health zones reported at least one new case in the past three weeks; 13 reported none.

03 Deaths

Of the 28 deaths reported today, 18 occurred in the community, that is outside a treatment centre, and 10 in a treatment centre. Deaths outside a centre: 11 in Ituri, 6 in Nord-Kivu and 1 in Tshopo. Those in a treatment centre: 9 in Ituri and 1 in Nord-Kivu. The 9 in Ituri have not yet been assigned to a specific health zone, like 456 deaths before them.

04 The response

2,222 reports of possible patients ("alerts") were received; 1,922 were checked and 417 retained as suspected cases, to be tested. Of 447 samples tested in the laboratory, 71 were positive, that is 15.9 %. 87.6 % of the people who had been close to a patient (the "contacts") were seen by follow-up teams. Fewer than three contacts in four were seen in the following provinces: Haut-Uélé and Sud-Ubangi. Ebola treatment centres hold 63 patients per 100 beds: 900 patients for 1,435 beds. Beyond capacity: Nord-Kivu, 376 patients for 228 beds. Around new cases, 41 prevention rings were set up out of 47 expected, that is the disinfection of the home and the follow-up of relatives. Vaccination: 3,410 people have received the Ervebo vaccine since the campaign began on 26 Aug 2026: 2,810 in Tshopo and 600 in Bas-Uélé. Since the previous bulletin, 266 more in Tshopo and 100 more in Bas-Uélé, over 11 days. At control points on roads and at borders, 262,535 travellers passed through and 97.8 % had a temperature check.

05 The difficulties encountered

In Ituri, six treatment centres remain full on the suspected-case side, data reporting is weak in several zones and responders are demoralised by unpaid wages. In Nord-Kivu, 42% of patients are treated outside the planned facilities, no bed is left in Butembo or Katwa, 11 homes out of 36 have been disinfected, and community relays in Vunyakondomi are being threatened. In Tshopo, a patient who fled the centre is still at home, two cases refuse any public-health measure, and the vaccination sessions of 16 September did not take place for lack of transport. In Haut-Uélé, no communication material is left. In Bas-Uélé, still no treatment centre and no ambulance, and 16 control points active out of 41.

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