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Ebola

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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025.The outbreak has affected Bulape and Mweka health zones in Kasai Province where health officials have been carrying out investigations after the cases and the deaths reported presented with symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and haemorrhage. Samples tested on 3 September at the country’s National Institute of Biomedical Research in the capital Kinshasa confirmed the cause of the outbreak as Ebola Zaire caused by Ebola virus disease.   

The outbreak was declared in the south-central province of Kasai that borders Angola. The previous outbreak in this province occurred in 2008. DRC’s most recent Ebola outbreak occurred in the northwestern Équateur Province in 2022. It was brought under control in under three months thanks to the robust efforts of the health authorities. In Kasai province, previous outbreaks of Ebola virus disease were reported in 2007 and 2008. In the country overall, there have been 15 outbreaks since the disease was first identified in 1976.

More from WHO on the current outbreak.

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KNOWLEDGE HUBS ON EBOLA

Research
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Mbandaka Outbreak 2022
Shared drive of Ebola RCCE Working Group from Mbandaka (DRC) 2022 Outbreak
Beni Outbreak 2021

Shared drive of Ebola RCCE Working Group from Beni (DRC) 2021 Outbreak

Guinea Outbreak 2020
Shared drive of Ebola RCCE West and Central Africa Working Group (2020)