WHO: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is expected to end by early December.

2025-10-19 19:07:35

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Jin10 Data reported on October 20 that the World Health Organization stated on the 19th that if no new cases appear from today, the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is expected to officially end in early December. The WHO Regional Office for Africa said in a press release that the last patient of this Ebola outbreak was discharged after recovering on the same day. This marks the beginning of a 42-day monitoring period, and if no new cases appear during this time, the current Ebola outbreak can be officially declared over. On September 4, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported an Ebola outbreak in the central province of Kasai. This is the 16th occurrence of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1976. According to the WHO, a total of 64 cases have been reported in this outbreak, including 53 confirmed cases and 11 suspected cases. So far, 19 patients have recovered. Since September 25, no new cases have been reported.

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