DR Congo: Ebola Outbreak, Central Africa, Situation Report #5, June 2, 2026

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: International Medical Corps Please refer to the attached file. FAST FACTS The WHO reports that there are 321 confirmed cases in the DRC and 116 suspected cases, with 48 confirmed deaths and more than 240 suspected deaths. Uganda has confirmed nine cases and one death, and one suspected case. Cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola began in Ituri province, but have since been confirmed in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, as well as in Uganda. Case reporting has proved challenging due to insecurity in Ituri province, as well as limited access to laboratory testing and diagnostics. There are serious security concerns in Ituri province, where there have been multiple attacks on Ebola Treatment Centers (ETCs) and hospitals where patients with suspected and confirmed cases are receiving treatment. OUR RESPONSE International Medical Corps’ rapid response teams have deployed to Ituri, Goma and Kinshasa in the DRC, and to Kampala in Uganda. Our teams in the DRC are constructing ETCs at the Bunia General Hospital in Ituri and at the Virunga General Hospital in North Kivu, and are providing critical hygiene supplies to surrounding health facilities in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. Our team in Uganda is providing health and infection-prevention and control services in Ntoroko and Bundibugyo districts. Our team in South Sudan is conducting preparedness training for Ministry of Health staff and is prepositioning personal protective equipment to help facilities get ready for a potential outbreak. Across all operational areas, International Medical Corps is coordinating closely with the Ministry of Health and relevant partners to support case management, screening-and-referral units, facility-based surveillance, IPC/WASH, logistics, just-in-time tra...

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