The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has surpassed the 2018 to 2020 Kivu epidemic in total cases, making it the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded outside the 2014 to 2016 West Africa epidemic. At 1,587 to 1,707 confirmed deaths, the current outbreak ranks third by death toll, not second. The outbreak spans 49 of 140 health zones across Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uele, and Tshopo. Developing Story TimelineJuly 31, 2026: Africa CDC's plan to present evidence to WHO vaccine advisers supporting an Ervebo trial against Bundibugyo virus is reported. The outbreak passed the 2018 to 2020 Kivu epidemic in total cases, becoming the largest Ebola outbreak recorded outside the 2014 to 2016 West Africa epidemic.