According to the report on the epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease, published on June 24, 2026, the national total stands at 1,118 confirmed cases, including 291 deaths, representing an overall case fatality rate of 26%. A total of 408 patients are currently in isolation or hospitalized, while the cumulative number of recoveries has reached 122. The contact tracing rate in the three affected provinces is 77.1%.

Ituri is the epicenter of the epidemic, with 22 health zones affected: Aru, Angumu, Bambu, Bunia, Damas, Drodro, Gety, Kilo, Komanda, Lita, Logo, Mambasa, Mangala, Mongbwalu, Nizi, Nyankunde, Rimba, Rwampara, Tchomia, Kambala, Nia-Nia and Fataki.

North Kivu province is classified as a province under priority surveillance, with 11 health zones concerned: Beni, Butembo, Goma, Kalunguta, Katwa, Kyondo, Oicha, Masereka, Vuhovi, Mabalako and Musienene.

In South Kivu province, three confirmed cases and one death have been recorded in the only affected health zone, Miti-Murhesa. No new transmissions have been reported there since May 26, 2026. Active surveillance is nevertheless being maintained.

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Following the first case of Ebola detected in France in a person coming from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese government has decided to impose a mandatory 21-day isolation for all people coming from areas affected by the epidemic, according to a statement from the Ministry of Communication and Media.

Regarding the case detected in France, the national executive specified that it is a doctor working for the humanitarian organization Alima, who stayed in Bunia, in the province of Ituri, the epicenter of the epidemic.

According to information provided by the government, “the person in question showed no clinical signs suggestive of Ebola virus disease either at the time of his departure from Bunia, or during his stay in Kinshasa.”