Overview
- The last patient was discharged on October 19, and 42 days of monitoring passed with no new infections, meeting the WHO threshold to close the event.
- Authorities reported 45 deaths, with 53 laboratory-confirmed infections among 64 total suspected cases centered in Bulape, Kasai.
- The WHO sent 112 experts and delivered more than 150 tonnes of medical supplies to support the response.
- Over 47,500 people were vaccinated after a mid-September campaign using a vaccine targeting the Zaire strain.
- DRC health officials said the transmission chain has been interrupted, marking the country’s 16th recorded Ebola outbreak since 1976.