Ebola disease (Bundibugyo virus), Democratic Republic of the Congo This remains the most consequential active outbreak. As of September 26, DRC reported 8,067 confirmed cases and 3,901 deaths; 773 patients were isolated and 2,070 had recovered. Seventy-eight new cases and 49 deaths were reported in the latest daily update, mainly in Ituri and North Kivu, indicating continuing transmission despite intensified surveillance, isolation, contact tracing, cross-border preparedness, clinical support, and community engagement. The associated Uganda outbreak has been declared over after 42 days without a new confirmed case; it totaled 20 cases. Mpox, multi-country Mpox transmission remains active internationally, including clade I circulation in Central and East Africa and lower-level clade I activity in Europe. Globally, nearly 60,000 confirmed clade I cases and more than 150 deaths have been reported since January 2024. In the EU/EEA, 209 new clade I cases were reported across 16 countries in August, down from 276 in July; 168...
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