September 26, 2025
ABVC Disease Alert No. 53 | Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Time Period Covered September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025
On September 11, 2025, the Kasai provincial government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced a lockdown of Bulape City as part of strengthened containment measures in response to the resurgence of Ebola virus disease (EVD). On the same day, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the country’s 16th EVD outbreak, which has spread across four health zones in Kasai Province.