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The World Health Organization reported on September 16 that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Congo are showing progress, particularly in Ituri province where transmission is declining. However, WHO officials emphasized that the situation remains serious with over 7,000 confirmed cases and warned that the outbreak could still spread due to high population mobility. The article highlights ongoing vaccination efforts and upcoming trials for new vaccine candidates, including Moderna's and Oxford’s, while also noting uncertainty about the effectiveness of the existing Ervebo vaccine against the Bundibugyo virus variant causing this outbreak.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
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Story summary
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is showing signs of slowing down, with daily infections dropping from around 120 cases at its peak to about 80. However, health officials are cautious and stress that it's too early to declare a turning point. As of September 16, the outbreak has recorded more than 7,000 confirmed cases and over 3,475 deaths, making it the second most lethal on record behind the West Africa epidemic from 2014 to 2016.
While Congolese health minister Samuel Roger Kamba reported a decline in transmission of the Bundibugyo variant in some regions, with areas such as Sud-Ubangi not reporting new cases for over 42 days, UN officials highlight that the situation remains complex. In North Kivu and Ituri provinces, case counts are still rising rapidly, with weekly infections doubling from 100 to more than 200 in some regions.
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted "encouraging signs" of slowing transmission in parts of Ituri but warned that the outbreak is far from over due to high population mobility and ongoing transmission in other areas. The WHO emphasizes the need for sustained efforts to control the virus, with significant support required for many more months ahead.
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Ebola response making progress in Congo, but outbreak 'far from over,' WHO says
Sept 16 -
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The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were encouraging signs measures to contain an Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo were gaining ground, though it warned the outbreak was "far from over.
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Transmission was declining in the most affected parts of Ituri province, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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"We are now starting to see encouraging signs that we are gaining ground," he said in a conference call but warned the outbreak could still spread in a region with very high population mobility.
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Congo had reported more than 7,000 confirmed Ebola cases as of September 11.
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The outbreak, the second most lethal on record behind one in West Africa that lasted from 2014 to 2016, has spread to a seventh province.
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Improved surveillance could lead to an increase in detected cases, while contact-tracing efforts had also increased, said Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's acting director of epidemic and pandemic threat management.
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"We have many, many months ahead of us," Van Kerkhove said.
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More than 3,000 healthcare and frontline workers had already been vaccinated with Merck's Ervebo, said Meg Doherty, WHO's director of science, research, evidence and quality for health.
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Ervebo is licensed against Zaire ebolavirus, but its effectiveness against the Bundibugyo virus driving the current outbreak is not known
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Doherty said an observational study involving frontline workers was expected to begin shortly to assess the vaccine's effectiveness, while a separate mid-to-late-stage trial, led by Congo's National Institute of Biomedical Research with other partners, was expected to get under way in the coming weeks.
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Ervebo will be among the first vaccines evaluated for efficacy in the trial, followed by other vaccine candidates specifically targeting Bundibugyo Ebola, she said.
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These include candidates from Moderna and one from the University of Oxford.
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