Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,300 people in DR Congo
The Bundibugyo strain has spread to Kenya and Uganda, while two in Nigeria returned negative results.
![Congolese medical workers wearing personal protective equipment prepare to bury the wooden coffin containing the body of Dr Marie-France Shogogo, who died at an Ebola treatment centre after contracting the virus, Nyamurongo Cemetery in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 31, 2026 [Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-10-31T191025Z_656160264_RC2DEOAHJ4I8_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA-CONGO-1793659361.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the DR Congo’s deadliest ever and has now reached West Africa for the first time.
![People walk out of an office at the headquarters of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in Abuja, Nigeria, October 21, 2026 [Marvellous Durowaiye/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-10-21T214514Z_1601457966_RC2M7OA6JWF7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-EBOLA-NIGERIA-1792619737.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak
Kenyan health authorities say latest patient was likely exposed to the country’s first Ebola case.
![Health workers and officials stand outside a Ebola isolation facility at The Nairobi Hospital, Kenya, Wednesday, October 7, 2026 [Andrew Kasuku/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26280382243949-1792367191.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Kenya’s Health Ministry confirms second Ebola case
A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man’s infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread.
DR Congo Ebola cases pass 9,000 as efforts to curb transmission falter
The Bundibugyo strain fuels deadliest Ebola outbreak in DRC’s history as health workers face mistrust from communities.
![Ebola response teams organise a demonstration to raise awareness about Ebola in the DRC, September 22, 2026 [Sebastien Kitsa Musayi/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ap_6ace7cf13598e-1791917297.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Cholera cases surge in Yemen as conflict intensifies, WHO says
Yemen has reported 8,034 suspected cases and 27 deaths this year, with a quarter of the total coming in last four weeks.
WHO says no plague case registered after Russian lab worker’s death
The WHO says the lack of a confirmed diagnosis remains a key uncertainty, with no sign of ongoing transmission.
Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative
Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
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Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spread
According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where they had been living, and was treated there.
![Kenyan Ministry of Health officials screen arriving passengers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi amid Ebola-related health precautions [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/afp_6ac66094d7af-1791385748.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Russia dismisses reports of second plague case, WHO urges formal response
Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
US CDC says it’s ‘aware of and closely monitoring’ Russian plague case
The top US public health agency’s remarks come as the Trump administration said it’s ‘closely’ watching the incident.
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