66 new cases, 34 deaths

02 Where

Ituri accounts for 37 of the 66 new cases. Then Nord-Kivu with 20, Tshopo with 5 and Haut-Uélé with 4. The other 3 provinces report none. 5 zones carry 37 of these 66 cases: Bunia 15, Beni 8, Nizi 5, Makiso-Kisangani 5 and Mongbwalu 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 34 deaths reported today, 16 occurred in the community, that is outside a treatment centre, and 18 in a treatment centre. Deaths outside a centre: 7 in Ituri, 7 in Nord-Kivu, 1 in Tshopo and 1 in Haut-Uélé. Those in a treatment centre: 12 in Ituri, 4 in Haut-Uélé and 2 in Nord-Kivu. The 12 in Ituri have not yet been assigned to a specific health zone, like 465 deaths before them.

04 The response

Of 377 samples tested in the laboratory, 66 were positive, that is 17.5 %. 87.2 % 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: Sud-Ubangi. Ebola treatment centres hold 64 patients per 100 beds: 919 patients for 1,437 beds. Beyond capacity: Nord-Kivu, 403 patients for 228 beds. Around new cases, 58 prevention rings were set up out of 85 expected, that is the disinfection of the home and the follow-up of relatives. Vaccination: 3,771 people have received the Ervebo vaccine since the campaign began on 26 Aug 2026: 3,063 in Tshopo and 708 in Bas-Uélé. Since the previous bulletin, 253 more in Tshopo and 108 more in Bas-Uélé. At control points on roads and at borders, 291,557 travellers passed through and 97.8 % had a temperature check.

05 The difficulties encountered

In Ituri, six treatment centres are full on the suspected-case side, insecurity still prevents the Avakubi control point from opening, and only 8 zones out of 28 report their data. In Nord-Kivu, 46.2% of patients are treated outside the planned facilities, no bed is left in Butembo or Katwa, 11 homes out of 49 have been disinfected and a hygiene worker has been threatened. In Tshopo, the patient who fled the treatment centre is still at home, safe blood is lacking, and of five refusals reported only two have been resolved. In Bas-Uélé, still no treatment centre and no ambulance, and more vaccine doses are needed. In Haut-Uélé, the psychosocial teams cannot travel to Wamba or Boma Mangbetu. In Sud-Kivu, no isolation room at any of the three entry points.

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