# Ebola in Congo: Bundibugyo outbreak nears 5,000 deaths, ECDC says

- By: Newsline Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T11:33:50.000Z
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The EU health agency counts 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 deaths up to 28 October, eight affected provinces and no vaccine of proven efficacy against this virus. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), with data up to 28 October 2026, the Bundibugyo-virus Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stands at 10,274 confirmed cases and 4,992 related deaths. At the start of October the tally was 8,224 confirmed cases and 3,982 deaths (data up to 29 September): about 2,050 more cases and 1,010 more deaths in four weeks. No licensed vaccines exist against Bundibugyo, according to the ECDC; Ervebo, licensed against another Ebola species, is being tested in a clinical trial launched on 23 October 2026 in Bunia.

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