Overview
- The government situation report published Saturday recorded 710 confirmed Ebola cases, 149 deaths, and 21 new confirmed cases in the prior 24 hours.
- Most infections remain concentrated in Ituri province while cases have spread into North Kivu and South Kivu and appeared in 34 health zones.
- The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo species, which carries an estimated 30–50% fatality range and has no authorized vaccine or specific antiviral treatment.
- WHO says contact tracing has improved to just over 70% of contacts but warned of surveillance blind spots and likely under-detection in insecure and hard-to-reach areas.
- Neighboring Uganda has reported 19 cases and two deaths with most infections imported and Africa CDC says Uganda's situation is under control, while WHO's PHEIC designation remains in place to coordinate the international response.