世界卫生组织总干事特德罗斯访问刚果民主共和国首都金沙萨，对该国东部埃博拉疫情形势发出警告[1]。他指出新增病例在过去一周内于某些热点地区翻倍，传播速度已超过应对措施的扩展能力[1]。截至周一，刚果卫生部确认3874例确诊病例，其中1751人死亡[1]。目前有717人在隔离中，749人已康复[1]。
本轮疫情主要集中在东部伊图里省，约90%的病例出现在该地区[1]。这是刚果历史上第17次埃博拉疫情，也是该国迄今为止传播最快、死亡人数第二多的疫情[1]。疫情由布迪布焦病毒引起，目前尚无已获批的治疗方法或疫苗可用[1]。疫情于2026年3月中旬首次被公开宣布为公共卫生紧急情况[1]。
美国国务院已承诺追加242百万美元资金用于应对[1]。同时，美国政府将刚果民主共和国、乌干达和南苏丹的旅行建议维持在"第4级——禁止旅行"[1]。
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to warn that the Ebola outbreak spreading across the country's eastern region is advancing faster than containment efforts can expand [1]. As of Monday, the Congolese health ministry had confirmed 3,874 cases with 1,751 deaths, marking this as the country's 17th Ebola outbreak and the fastest-spreading yet, though ranking second in total fatalities [1].
Tedros highlighted the alarming pace of transmission, stating that "new cases doubled in certain hotspots over the past week" [1]. The outbreak is heavily concentrated in the eastern Ituri Province, where approximately 90 percent of cases have occurred [1]. Currently, 717 patients remain in isolation while 749 have recovered [1]. The virus responsible is the Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved treatment or vaccine exists [1]. The public health emergency was first officially declared in mid-March 2026 [1].
The United States has pledged an additional $242 million, equivalent to approximately 210 million euros, to support response efforts [1]. The U.S. State Department maintains a Level 4 travel advisory—do not travel—for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan [1].