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 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate, with the toll of deaths surging above 2,000 just 86 days after the outbreak was confirmed on May 15, 2026. Since the last External Situation Report, there have been 579 additional confirmed cases and 304 fatalities, pushing the total to 4,381 cases and 2,011 deaths as of August 9, 2026.
This equates to a case fatality ratio of 45.9%. The epicenter of the outbreak remains Ituri, where a staggering 85.8% of cases and 80.6% of deaths have occurred.
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