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The World Health Organization says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached 10,668 confirmed cases and 5,198 deaths by 3 November. As transmission continued across 51 health zones, experts recommended two Bundibugyo-specific vaccine candidates for evaluation in the Tumaini trial, subject to national approval.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had recorded 10,532 confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease cases and 5,126 confirmed deaths as of 1 November, making the outbreak the largest of its kind on record and the second-largest Ebola disease outbreak to date.
Five people recovered and 46 contacts completed monitoring, Kenya said on November 3. Two patients were still being treated, and the country had not begun the final 42-day observation period.
The DRC's Bundibugyo outbreak has crossed 5,000 reported deaths in the latest government figures. Community transmission, conflict, delayed care and gaps in contact tracing complicate containment.