Epidemics and outbreaks in Republic of the Congo
47 epidemics and outbreaks have been recorded in Republic of the Congo by Global Incident Tracker, 44 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 8 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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In 2026
47
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent epidemics and outbreaks in Republic of the Congo
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo (8 October 2026)
Moderate
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severe
EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 21, Data as of 04 October 2026
Severe
Kenya confirms its first imported case of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebolavirus in Nairobi in a deceased male who traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Moderate
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda | Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 06/10/2026
Moderate
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Minor
Growing Food Insecurity Amid the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Minor
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Current and anticipated indirect humanitarian impacts of the Ebola outbreak (ACAPS Thematic Report 28 September 2026)
Minor
Democratic Republic of the Congo surpasses 8,000 cases and 3,900 deaths from the current Ebola outbreak
Minor
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severe
A laboratory-confirmed mpox case from a 21-year-old woman is reported in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Moderate
UNICEF Democratic Republic of the Congo Humanitarian Situation Report No. 3 – Ebola Outbreak (Bundibugyo Virus), 31 August
Moderate
Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 19, Data as of 20 September 2026
Minor
BVD Safe and Dignified Burials (SDB) Community Perceptions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Severe
Bundibugyo Virus Disease Safe and Dignified Burials (SDB) Community Perceptions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Severe
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed 7,000 cases
Minor
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda | Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak and EU response - DG ECHO Daily Map | 11/09/2026
Moderate
Disease Outbreak News: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo (10 September 2026)
Minor
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severe
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Minor
EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 17, Data as of 06 September 2026
Severe
Adapting care to an evolving Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - WHO
Minor
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Minor
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Minor
EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 16, Data as of 30 August 2026
Severe
Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Severe
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Minor
EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 15, Data as of 23 August 2026
Severe
EBOLA BUNDIBUGYO VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK Democratic Republic of the Congo | Uganda Weekly External Situation Report 15, Data as of 23 August 2026
Severe
The work of the World Health Organization in the African Region: Report of the Regional Director: 1 July 2025–30 June 2026
Severe
When they happen
September carries the most epidemics and outbreaks we hold for Republic of the Congo — 21 of 47. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 3 | |
| June | 3 | |
| July | 2 | |
| August | 12 | |
| September | 21 | |
| October | 5 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 1 |
Where this data comes from
Epidemics and outbreaks have official real-time feeds, and ours come from WHO · WHO Africa · European CDC · news.