Ituri ayaa weli ah xudunta cudurka, iyadoo 97 xaaladood cusub la soo sheegay 18 Oktoobar
Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Congo ayaa sheegtay in ilaa 18 Oktoobar 2026 la xaqiijiyay 9,552 xaaladood oo cudurka fayraska Bundibugyo (BVD) ah, oo ay ku jiraan 4,602 dhimasho la xaqiijiyay, taasoo ka dhigan heerka dhimashada 48.2 boqolkiiba.
Ituri iyo Kivu Waqooyi oo weli xudun u ah faafitaanka
Tan iyo bilowgii cudurka, 66 aag caafimaad oo ku yaal 8 gobol ayaa soo sheegay ugu yaraan hal xaalad la xaqiijiyay. Ituri ayaa weli ah xudunta cudurka, iyadoo ka ah 72.9 boqolkiiba xaaladaha la xaqiijiyay ee isku soo ururay, halka inta lagu gudajiray xilliga warbixinta faafitaanku ku ururay Ituri iyo Kivu Waqooyi.
97 xaaladood cusub iyo 41 dhimasho
18 Oktoobar waxaa la soo sheegay 97 xaaladood cusub oo la xaqiijiyay (48 Kivu Waqooyi, 42 Ituri iyo 7 Haut-Uélé), marka la barbardhigo 88 xaaladood 11 Oktoobar. Waxaa la soo sheegay 41 dhimasho, oo ay ku jiraan 30 dhimasho bulsho, halka 20 bukaan ay ka soo kabsadeen. Heerka dabagalka xiriirada qaranku wuxuu ahaa 76.9 boqolkiiba, oo hoos uga dhacay 81 boqolkiiba 10 Oktoobar.
Kenya oo toddoba xaaladood ku dartay iyo shaqaalaha safka hore
Kenya waxaa 17 Oktoobar la xaqiijiyay afar xaaladood oo dheeraad ah oo BVD ah, taasoo wadarta qaranka ka dhigaysa toddoba xaaladood oo la xaqiijiyay, oo ay ku jirto xaaladdii ugu horreysay ee dhimatay. Afartaas waxay ka mid ahaayeen hal qof oo qaraabo dhow u ah xaaladdii ugu horreysay iyo saddex shaqaale caafimaad oo daryeel siiyay. Ilaa 17 Oktoobar, 128 ka mid ah 130 xiriir (98.5%) ayaa la helay oo karantiil ku jiray, Wasaaradda Caafimaadkuna waxay sheegtay in aanay jirin caddayn faafitaan bulsho.
Ituri accounts for 72.9 per cent of cumulative confirmed cases, while Kenya's health ministry reports no evidence of community transmission.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had reported 9,552 confirmed cases of Bundibugyo virus disease, including 4,602 confirmed deaths, as of 18 October 2026, according to the Ministry of Health. Kenya's cumulative total rose to seven confirmed cases after four additional infections were confirmed on 17 October.
Transmission Concentrated in Eastern DRC
Sixty-six health zones across eight provinces have reported at least one confirmed case since the outbreak began. Ituri remains the epicentre, accounting for 72.9 per cent of cumulative confirmed cases, and transmission during the reporting period stayed concentrated in Ituri and North Kivu. On 18 October, 97 new confirmed cases were reported: 48 in North Kivu, 42 in Ituri and 7 in Haut-Uélé, compared with 88 on 11 October.
Deaths, Contact Follow-Up and Frontline Infections
A total of 41 deaths were reported, including 30 community deaths, while 20 patients recovered. The national contact follow-up rate stood at 76.9 per cent, down from 81 per cent on 10 October, highlighting continued gaps in active transmission hotspots. Laboratory testing remained substantial, with 500 samples analyzed on 18 October and a positivity rate of 19.4 per cent, compared with 20.8 per cent on 11 October. Since the outbreak began, 269 frontline workers have been affected, including 180 in Ituri and 45 in North Kivu.
Kenya Cases Detected in Quarantine
In Kenya, the four additional cases confirmed on 17 October comprised one close relative of the index case and three health-care workers who had provided care to the index case. All four were already in quarantine when detected. As of 17 October, 128 of 130 listed contacts, or 98.5 per cent, had been traced and were in quarantine, and the Ministry of Health reported no evidence of community transmission. IOM has supported more than 48.2 million health screenings at points of entry and control across affected and at-risk countries since the response began.
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