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Ebola

Democratic Republic of the CongoKenyaNigeriaactive — WHO update within 90 days

confirmed cases

9,704

per WHO, as of 20 October 2026

Deaths

4,687

per WHO, same report

Countries

3

WHO-reported locations

WHO updates

1

since 2026-10-23

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Country-level only — a fill marks the reporting country, not where within it.

News attention

articles/day mentioning the disease in affected countries: 53 days, latest 124.00 on 2026-10-280.005001000Sep 6Sep 15Sep 24Oct 3Oct 12Oct 21Oct 28

Articles per day carrying this disease in GDELT's thematic tagging and locating the affected countries — all languages, lede-zone mentions only. Coverage, not case counts.

WHO Disease Outbreak News timeline

  1. Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Nigeria

    Oct 23, 2026 · 2026-DON622 · read the full assessment at WHO

Event facts and links indexed from the WHO Disease Outbreak News; assessments, case figures and advice are WHO's and live at the links above. Grouping of updates into one outbreak (1 updates here) is Geotone's, by disease and affected countries. News attention from GDELT (Geotone aggregates, CC BY 4.0).