# Ebola outbreak in DRC surpasses 10,000 cases

> WHO expresses hope as DRC Ebola cases hit 10,060 with 4,887 deaths.
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- Summary: WHO expresses hope as DRC Ebola cases hit 10,060 with 4,887 deaths. WHO says DRC Ebola outbreak has 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths but recovery efforts and…
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- Author: Fortune Eromonsele
- Published: 2026-10-27T17:07:47+00:00
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## Ebola outbreak in DRC
WHO expresses hope as DRC Ebola cases surpass 10,000 with 4,887 deaths.
## Confirmed cases and deaths
DRC’s Ministry of Public Health reported 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths.
## Largest Ebola outbreak in DRC
The outbreak declared on 15 May is the largest and deadliest in drc history.
## Global ranking
It is the second-largest and second-deadliest Ebola outbreak globally, behind west africa’s 2014-2016 epidemic.
## WHO regional director
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohammed Janabi, expressed hope for containment.
## Recovery progress
More than 2,600 people have recovered from the outbreak.
## Vaccine research
WHO began Tumaini clinical trial to assess potential vaccines against Bundibugyo strain.
## Vaccine candidates
The trial includes Ervebo, Moderna and Oxford-Serum Institute candidates.
## Spread beyond DRC
Kenya and Nigeria reported infections linked to the wider outbreak.
## Kenya cases
Kenya recorded nine confirmed cases including two deaths after virus introduced by traveller from drc.
## Nigeria case
Nigeria confirmed first Ebola case in over a decade after woman tested positive in fct.
## Genomic sequencing
Nigeria’s health minister said viruses in nigeria and kenya differ by one mutation.
## Contact tracing challenges
80 percent of new cases in drc occur outside known chains of transmission.
## Africa CDC standards
Africa CDC requires at least 95 percent of cases linked to known contacts for outbreak control.
## Vaccine development
The trial aims to establish whether vaccines can safely generate immune response against bundibugyo virus.
## Key takeaway

WHO says DRC Ebola outbreak has 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths but recovery efforts and vaccines offer hope for containment.