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DR Congo Declares Ebola Outbreak in Kasai After Zaire Strain Confirmed

Access hurdles are complicating containment, prompting deployments of experts, supplies, vaccines.

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(FILES) Health workers are seen inside the 'red zone' of an Ebola treatment centre, which was attacked in the early hours of the morning on March 9, 2019 in Butembo. A new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 15 people since the end of August, the health minister said on September 4, 2025. The outbreak is in central Kasai province, the minister said. The last outbreak in the vast central African nation was three years ago and killed six people. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Health officials report 28 suspected infections and 15 deaths, including four health workers, with figures described as provisional.
  • Laboratory testing at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa on September 3 confirmed the Zaire ebolavirus.
  • The first detected patient was a 34-year-old pregnant woman hospitalized on August 20 in Boulapé in southern Kasai province.
  • WHO has joined Congo’s Rapid Response Team, delivering roughly two tonnes of protective gear, medical kits and mobile lab equipment to the affected zones.
  • Authorities plan ring vaccination using about 2,000 Ervebo doses held in Kinshasa, as WHO warns transmission is ongoing and the remote Bulape/Mweka area requires a day’s drive from Tshikapa, making increases in cases likely.