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Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak reaches 10,305 confirmed cases; U.S. measles count reaches 4,852 for 2026
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counted 10,305 confirmed cases and 4,996 deaths in the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cases have also been reported in Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria. U.S. measles cases for 2026 reached 4,852.
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- Public health Oct 30, 2026The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counted 10,305 confirmed cases and 4,996 confirmed deaths as of Oct. 28, including 10,274 cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 20 in Uganda, nine with two deaths in Kenya and one in Nigeria. The Nigeria case and a close contact were evacuated to Switzerland Oct. 26, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. No U.S. cases have been reported, and travelers who were in the DRC within 21 days cannot board U.S.-bound flights. CDC said protective equipment shortages are leading to health care worker infections.
- Public health Oct 30, 2026The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Oct. 30 that 4,852 confirmed measles cases had been reported in the U.S. in 2026 as of Oct. 29, with 43 new outbreaks and three deaths, a death count CDC said is subject to change. Of the cases, 96% (4,666) are outbreak-associated. The count rose by 264 from the prior week's 4,588, according to Contagion Live; CDC counted 2,289 cases in all of 2025.Sources: CDC, Contagion Live
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