Overview

• Laboratory testing in Kinshasa confirmed Ebola after reported fatalities with fever, vomiting, bleeding and diarrhea.
• WHO reports 28 suspected infections and 15 deaths in Kasaï, including four health workers among the deceased.
• Response teams with experts and medical supplies have been deployed to a remote area near the Angola border about a day’s travel from Tshikapa.
• Authorities cite the Ebola-Zaire strain and note limited transport links complicating access to the affected locality.
• DRC has faced 15 Ebola outbreaks to date, with the most recent in 2022 brought under control within three months, according to WHO.