WHO Sees Congo's Ebola Epidemic Slowing in Places, Growing Near South Sudan, as Kenya Widens Its Contact List
Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 9 min
WHO's Tedros reports 8,665 confirmed cases and 4,178 confirmed deaths in Congo, with transmission down overall but new hotspots near South Sudan, while Kenya now monitors 55 to 56 contacts after its first Ebola death. Plus Africa CDC's contact-tracing alarm from North Kivu and a Bundibugyo vaccine candidate entering a Phase I trial in Uganda.
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WHO's Tedros reports 8,665 confirmed cases and 4,178 confirmed deaths in Congo, with transmission down overall but new hotspots near South Sudan, while Kenya now monitors 55 to 56 contacts after its first Ebola death. Plus Africa CDC's contact-tracing alarm from North Kivu and a Bundibugyo vaccine candidate entering a Phase I trial in Uganda.
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