EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 13, Data as of 09 August 2026
EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 13, Data as of 09 August 2026 orlunwop@who.int Tue, 11/08/2026 - 14:52 Event description The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains in a phase of intense and expanding transmission, with cumulative deaths crossing the grim milestone of…
The Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to spread rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000 only 86 days after the outbreak was declared on May 15, 2026. In the past week since the last report, 579 new cases and 304 new deaths have been confirmed, raising the total number of cases to 4,381 and deaths to 2,011 as of August 9, 2026.
The case fatality ratio stands at 45.9%. Ituri is currently the hardest-hit region, comprising 85.8% of all reported cases and 80.6% of total fatalities.
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