Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged, raising hopes outbreak is over Health Oct 20, 2025 2:37 PM EDT

BULAPE, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization announced that the last Ebola patient in Congo’s latest outbreak was discharged over the weekend and no new cases have been reported since Sept. 25.

Sunday’s announcement started a 42-day countdown to declare the outbreak over if no further cases are confirmed.

The outbreak, first declared in Congo’s remote Bulape health district in Kasai on Sept. 4, has resulted in a total of 64 cases, including 53 confirmed and 11 probable. The WHO reported 43 deaths and said only 19 patients recovered, including the patient discharged on Sunday.

“The recovery of the last patient just six weeks after the outbreak was declared is a remarkable achiev

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