Event Brief
Ebola cases slow in parts of DR Congo, WHO says not peaked
By The BriefBrief · Sources (9)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM ET
Summary: Ebola infections are slowing in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo four months into the outbreak, but cases are rising quickly in North Kivu. Since it was declared on 15 May, 7,258 cases and 3,510 deaths have been confirmed, with 1,726 recoveries; WHO says it is too early to declare the epidemic has peaked.
WHO: World Health Organization (WHO)
WHAT: WHO says it is too early to declare the Ebola outbreak has peaked despite slowing transmission in some areas.
WHEN: May 15, 2026
WHERE: Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHY: WHO says improvements in some areas mask sharply different trends elsewhere, so it is too early to declare the epidemic has peaked.
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