Overview

• The outbreak, declared in early September near Bulape in Kasai province, has expanded from two to four districts, according to Africa CDC.
• WHO says more than 900 contacts have been identified for follow‑up as response teams intensify surveillance and tracing.
• Over 500 frontline workers and contacts have received the Ervebo vaccine, with additional doses scheduled to arrive in staged shipments starting Friday due to storage and access limits.
• An 18‑bed Ebola treatment centre is operating with 16 patients, 14 patients have received Mab114 therapy, and the first two recoveries were discharged this week.
• WHO has delivered over 14 tonnes of supplies and deployed experts, while the U.S. CDC issued a health advisory noting no related cases outside Congo and a low risk to the United States.