Since the publication of the previous Disease Outbreak News on 23 October 2026, the Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak has expanded geographically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. While some areas have seen a slight decline in cases, sustained, high-level transmission continues overall in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 3 November…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has clarified that the N10 billion emergency health intervention fund approved by President Bola Tinubu is not exclusively for the country’s Ebola response….
A rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is prompting governments worldwide to tighten travel controls, with restrictions targeting passengers who have recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan.
Africa’s leading public health agency has warned that the Ebola outbreak spreading across the continent could reach the UK and other countries unless governments strengthen surveillance and preparedness measures.
World Health Organization urges sustained efforts to end outbreak James Tasamba 27 October 2026•Update: 27 October 2026 KIGALI, Rwanda
Kenya has recorded its second death from Ebola as it handles its first ever outbreak of the disease.
The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss government told Reuters on Friday, contradicting accounts from Uganda. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs had told Reuters on Thursday that the woman, whom it identified as a Swiss…
Switzerland has disputed Uganda’s account of the travel history of a woman diagnosed with Ebola in Nigeria, confirming that the patient is the wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja and denying claims that she visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
(Bloomberg) — Nigeria’s first Ebola infection in more than a decade is widening an outbreak that already spread to several African countries, prompting the continent’s top public-health agency to call for urgent international assistance.
Health authorities say all 4 patients were already in quarantine, with 128 of 130 identified contacts traced Andrew Wasike 17 October 2026•Update: 17 October 2026 NAIROBI, Kenya
