The Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst-ever outbreak of Ebola has now reached more than 11,000 confirmed cases, official Congolese figures showed on Wednesday (November 11, 2026), as armed conflict hampers the response.
Cases have also been reported in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. Last month, the World Health Organization announced that Ervebo, a vaccine approved for use against the more common Zaire strain of Ebola, would be put through a full human trial in the DRC to see if it offered any cross-protection against Bundibugyo. No approved vaccines or treatments exist currently for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola behind the latest outbreak.
The latest outbreak began in northeastern Ituri province and has since spread to seven other provinces, with most cases concentrated in Ituri and North Kivu. It has infected 11,042 people in the DRC and caused 5,387 deaths, according to the National Institute of Public Health. The worst outbreak previously recorded in the DRC killed nearly 2,300 people out of 3,500 cases between 2018 and 2020. Earlier reporting noted: Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 11,000 cases as disease keeps spreading Congo’s Ebola cases have crossed 11,000 cases in another development that shows the severity of the outbreak. Earlier reporting noted: Also Read: Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 10,000 cases as authorities race to slow spread in African countries Earlier reporting noted: The latest Health Ministry data on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) showed 11,042 people have been infected by the deadly virus that has now killed 5,387, nearly half of those infected, in the country’s deadliest outbreak.
The 17th outbreak of the virus in the DRC’s history was officially declared in May, but experts believe it emerged weeks or even months earlier.
