Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Early Release / Vol. 75, September 15, 2026

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• Alternative Title:
  Notes from the Field: The First 100 Days of Five Ebola Outbreaks - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and West Africa, 2007-2026
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Rossow, John ; McHale, Thomas C. ; Fuller, James ; Zomahoun, Delayo L. ; Boore, Amy ; Erickson-Mamane, Lauren ; Whitmire, Hailey ; Patel, Jaymin C. ; Kabasele, Dumazedier K. ; Hall, Noemi B. ; Kabore, Issaka ; Mpianga, Billy Mutombo ; Sadigh, Katrin S. ; Schuh, Amy ; Sealy, Tara ; Meyer, Erika ; Meites, Elissa ; Atherstone, Christine ; Dahl, Benjamin A.
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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control (U.S.)
• Description:
  The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is experiencing its largest and deadliest Ebola disease outbreak, which is also the largest Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus and the second largest Ebola outbreak worldwide. ; The 2026 Ebola outbreak resulted in 5,458 confirmed cases and 2,606 deaths in DRC in the first 100 days after initial detection, indicating rapid growth. No previous Ebola outbreak caused >800 cases during the first 100 days. ; This Ebola outbreak appears to be expanding faster than any previously documented Ebola outbreak, with seven times as many cases 100 days after initial detection than the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the largest outbreak worldwide. Urgent implementation of public health interventions to identify cases, trace contacts, and limit transmission are needed to bring the outbreak under control.
• Subjects:
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Public Health
  • Disease Outbreaks
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), 2026; v. 75, MMWR: Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  MMWR: Early Release
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Africa, Western
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  75
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260231/cdc_260231_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 504.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fade8c4f7cd505acb4101ac5ba2b315a9df382564c8b4f9d16e4c5e195551c220655582cac5b90eb3f9918e1a33dd26765f653d2e302d40eb44a3c57b57dfd0f