Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000

Authorities ​are struggling to find a way to control the outbreak, with no approved treatments or vaccines.

Relatives attend the funeral of an eight-month pregnant Congolese woman, who died of Ebola, and her foetus at a cemetery in Butembo, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on October 5, 2026 [Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters]

The death ⁠toll ⁠from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 5,000, government data ⁠show, with authorities yet to find a way to control the ⁠country’s deadliest outbreak of the virus on record.

The latest death toll was announced on Friday.

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Ebola has infected more than 10,000 people in the DRC since the outbreak was declared in May.

There are no approved treatments or vaccines to combat the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, responsible for the ongoing outbreak.

Delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have helped the virus spread more rapidly than in past outbreaks, reaching eight of the DRC’s 26 provinces to date.

The virus has spread to neighbouring countries as well.

Last week, Nigeria became the fourth African country to report an Ebola case , extending the outbreak’s geographic ‌spread to West Africa. East African countries Kenya and Uganda have also reported cases.

This year’s Ebola outbreak is the second-largest ever, behind only the 2014-2016 epidemic that infected more than 28,600 people and killed more than ⁠11,000 people across Guinea, Liberia ⁠and Sierra Leone.

Some governments have been restricting travel to affected countries or quarantining travellers who have recently visited or transited through them.

On Friday, Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and entry from Kenya, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

The measures include suspending travel by Saudi citizens to Kenya and a pause on issuing all types of visas to travellers from the country.

The kingdom is also prohibiting entry to travellers arriving from Kenya, including those transiting through third countries who have stayed in Kenya or other Ebola-affected countries within the previous 21 days.

In June, Saudi Arabia suspended travel to and entry from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan.

由于没有获批的治疗方法或疫苗，当局正努力寻找控制疫情的方法。

2026年10月5日，在刚果民主共和国北基伍省布滕博的一处墓地，亲属们参加了一名因埃博拉病毒去世的怀孕八个月的刚果妇女及其胎儿的葬礼。[Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/路透社]

政府数据显示，刚果民主共和国（刚果（金））埃博拉病毒造成的死亡人数已超过 5000 人，当局尚未找到控制该国历史上最致命的病毒疫情的方法。

最新的死亡人数于周五公布。

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自 5 月份宣布疫情爆发以来，埃博拉病毒已在刚果民主共和国感染了超过 10000 人。

目前尚无获批的治疗方法或疫苗可以对抗导致此次疫情爆发的罕见病毒株 Bundibugyo。

检测延迟、冲突和医疗服务紧张导致病毒传播速度比以往疫情更快，迄今为止已蔓延至刚果民主共和国 26 个省份中的 8 个。

病毒也已传播到邻国。

上周，尼日利亚成为第四个报告埃博拉病例的非洲国家，疫情的地理蔓延范围扩大到西非。东非国家肯尼亚和乌干达也报告了病例。

今年的埃博拉疫情是历史上第二大疫情，仅次于 2014-2016 年的疫情，那次疫情在几内亚、利比里亚和塞拉利昂造成超过 28600 人感染，超过 11000 人死亡。

一些政府已经限制前往受影响国家的旅行，或者对近期到访过或途经这些国家的旅客进行隔离。

据沙特通讯社报道，沙特阿拉伯于周五暂停了往返肯尼亚的旅行和入境。

这些措施包括暂停沙特公民前往肯尼亚旅行，以及暂停向该国旅客发放所有类型的签证。

该国还禁止来自肯尼亚的旅客入境，包括在过去 21 天内曾在肯尼亚或其他受埃博拉影响的国家停留，并通过第三国转机的旅客。

6月，沙特阿拉伯暂停了与刚果民主共和国、乌干达和南苏丹之间的旅行和入境。