ABVC Disease Alert No. 52 | Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


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ABVC Disease Alert No. 52 | Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


Disease Alert

September 12, 2025

ABVC Disease Alert No. 52 | Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Time Period Covered September 12, 2025 - September 12, 2025

On September 11, 2025, the Kasai provincial government announced a lockdown of Bulape city as part of strengthened containment measures. On the same day, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the 16th Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains confined to Kasai Province, where it has spread across four health zones, while earlier alerts in Kwilu Province were ruled out following laboratory test results.