58 new cases, 23 deaths

02 Where

Ituri accounts for 38 of the 58 new cases. Then Nord-Kivu with 14, Haut-Uélé with 5 and Tshopo with 1. The other 3 provinces report none. 5 zones carry 30 of these 58 cases: Bunia 8, Mongbwalu 7, Bambu 6, Nizi 5 and Nia-Nia 4. 49 of the 63 affected health zones reported at least one new case in the past three weeks; 14 reported none.

03 Deaths

Of the 23 deaths reported today, 13 occurred in the community, that is outside a treatment centre, and 10 in a treatment centre. Deaths outside a centre: 9 in Ituri and 4 in Nord-Kivu. Those in a treatment centre: 6 in Ituri, 3 in Nord-Kivu and 1 in Tshopo. The 6 in Ituri have not yet been assigned to a specific health zone, like 487 deaths before them.

04 The response

2,399 reports of possible patients ("alerts") were received; 2,132 were checked and 427 retained as suspected cases, to be tested. Sud-Ubangi did not send its figures. Of 292 samples tested in the laboratory, 58 were positive, that is 19.9 %. This share reaches 25.2 % in Ituri. 79.9 % 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. Ebola treatment centres hold 63 patients per 100 beds: 886 patients for 1,412 beds. Beyond capacity: Nord-Kivu, 376 patients for 228 beds. Vaccination: 4,563 people have received the Ervebo vaccine since the campaign began on 26 Aug 2026: 3,576 in Tshopo and 987 in Bas-Uélé. Since the previous bulletin, 207 more in Tshopo and 279 more in Bas-Uélé, over two days. At control points on roads and at borders, 265,594 travellers passed through and 96.6 % had a temperature check.

05 The difficulties encountered

In Ituri, six treatment centres remain full on the suspected-case side, the Avakubi control point still cannot open for lack of security, and only 13 zones out of 28 report their data. In Nord-Kivu, 42% of patients are treated outside the planned facilities, no bed is free in Butembo or Katwa, and five zones still have no decontamination team. In Tshopo, fewer than a third of the targeted health workers are vaccinated — 11% in Lubunga — and 424 thawed doses expire on 24 September; the incinerator at the Makiso-Kisangani hospital is still out of order. In Bas-Uélé, still no treatment centre and no ambulance, and roads that cannot be used.

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