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Public HealthDRC / Uganda / Kenya / FranceOctober 16 verified update

CDC Raises the Ebola Count While Keeping U.S. Risk Low

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CDC’s current situation page reports 9,235 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,444 confirmed deaths as of October 15, including 9,212 cases and 4,441 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kenya has two confirmed cases and one death; Uganda has 20 confirmed cases, two confirmed deaths, one probable case and one probable death; France has one recovered case and no death. CDC says the DRC outbreak is spreading faster than prior Ebola outbreaks and is the second largest on record, while the risk to the U.S. public and travelers remains low. The page also says no outbreak-linked U.S. case has been confirmed. Counts are evolving; the U.S. risk assessment should not be confused with the severe regional burden or with a forecast that importation is impossible.

99% ConfidenceDated official records establish the measured release, designation or public-health count. Allegations, legal effects, incomplete access, price transmission and later outcomes are expressly bounded.

Article updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:11 AM Pacific

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CDC and affected-country case counts, geographic spread, health-worker infections, response capacity and any change in the U.S. risk assessment.

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  • Later implementation, enforcement effects, independent verification, revisions and downstream household or battlefield consequences require subsequent dated evidence.

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CDC · Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation

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