DRC Faces Largest Ebola Crisis Since 2018‑2020 Surge

The Democratic Republic of Congo is now grappling with its most severe Ebola episode on record. Recent WHO data show 3,605 confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo strain, with 1,587 deaths – a case‑fatality rate of roughly 44 percent. The outbreak, originally confined to the Ituri province’s Mongbwalu health zone, has spread to 49 health areas across five provinces: Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, T‑Uele and Shabunda. Health‑worker infections have risen sharply, with 151 staff affected and 44 fatalities, underscoring gaps in infection‑prevention practices within treatment facilities.