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Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen living in the Democratic Republic of Congo returned to Nairobi and died. Health officials have identified 28 close contacts as Congo battles its largest outbreak on record, driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain.
Ebola has reached a sixth province in DR Congo as a new death was confirmed, prompting WHO warnings that the outbreak could exceed the deadliest recorded epidemic. The rare Bundibugyo strain has killed over 2,100 people, with no approved vaccine or treatment yet.
CHDC Congo đình chỉ mọi chuyến bay đến và đi từ Bunia, thủ phủ tỉnh Ituri, để ngăn chặn dịch Ebola lây lan, trong khi Uganda siết chặt biên giới. Thành phố tâm dịch rơi vào cảnh cô lập, đe dọa nghiêm trọng đến nền kinh tế vốn phụ thuộc vào hàng không và thương mại xuyên biên giới. Hơn 220 người đã tử vong và gần 1.000 ca nhiễm được ghi nhận từ giữa tháng 5/2026.
India and the African Union have postponed the India-Africa Summit due to the escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has now spread into M23-controlled South Kivu. The decision aims to ensure full participation of African leaders amid the health emergency. The M23 has confirmed its first Ebola case, complicating containment efforts in a conflict-hit region.
The DR Congo health ministry warns that the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, currently spreading in Ituri province, has a fatality rate of up to 50% with no vaccine or specific treatment available, as the death toll reaches 80. The outbreak has been confirmed in three health zones, with cases reported in neighboring Uganda, raising concerns of regional spread.
Health authorities in Africa are racing to contain an Ebola outbreak in Ituri province, eastern DR Congo, that has killed 65 people among 246 suspected cases. Concerns are mounting over a potentially new virus strain.
