Congo's Ebola deaths pass 5,000 as an Ituri records review lifts the fatality rate above 50 percent; WHO hopes for vaccine trial results in early 2027
Monday, November 2, 2026 · 6 min
A review of Ituri mortality records added 314 previously uncounted deaths, putting Congo at 10,414 confirmed cases and 5,372 deaths (51.6% CFR) per Bloomberg, while Nigeria's two suspected cases tested negative. WHO's Meg Doherty tells NPR interim Tumaini vaccine results are hoped for in early 2027.
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A review of Ituri mortality records added 314 previously uncounted deaths, putting Congo at 10,414 confirmed cases and 5,372 deaths (51.6% CFR) per Bloomberg, while Nigeria's two suspected cases tested negative. WHO's Meg Doherty tells NPR interim Tumaini vaccine results are hoped for in early 2027.
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“According to a Bloomberg report, citing the country’s National Institute of Public Health, the outbreak has recorded 10,414 confirmed infections and 5,372 deaths, bringing the case-fatality ratio to 51.6%.”
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“It's hard to give an X date, but I would say we're looking forward to seeing interim results, we hope, sometime in the beginning of 2027, in the new year. And then if that looks promising, afterwards we'll be able to start rolling out vaccines, we would hope, you know, in the…”