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Friday, 19 September 2025
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Latest products on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025
WHO Appeal
Following the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 4 September, WHO launched an appeal [https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-appeal-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-2025] for US$21 million to support the country to scale up response operations to interrupt all transmission chains, control the outbreak, and mitigate the impact on human health.
This will be achieved by implementing comprehensive integrated surveillance, alert management, testing, contact tracing, and safe clinical care while protecting healthcare workers and empowering communities to participate in outbreak prevention and control.
Ebola situation report N°1
On 15 September, the WHO issued the first situation report [https://www.afro.who.int/countries/democratic-republic-of-congo/publication/who-ebola-situation-report-drc-25-01-15-september-2025] on the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in the DRC, which offers a situation update as of 14 September. It outlines public health response, including coordination, surveillance and laboratory, case management, vaccination and infection prevention and control, and offers a timeline of key events.
Research priorities in response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and future filovirus epidemics
On 5 September, the World Health Organization, in collaboration with France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), convened a Filovirus Collaborative Open Consortium (CORC) Scientific Consultation [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/09/05/default-calendar/filovirus-corc-scientific-consultation—research-priorities-in-response-to-the-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-and-future-filovirus] to assess the evolving situation, share lessons learned, and define joint research priorities.
Experts identified 10 key research actions, reflecting a dual imperative of supporting effective, real-time outbreak response, and strengthening long-term preparedness for future filovirus epidemics. Three expert groups on therapeutics, vaccines, and laboratory science were established, focusing both on immediate research needs and longer-term filovirus preparedness.
More information, including access to a Zoom recording of the consultations: here [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/09/05/default-calendar/filovirus-corc-scientific-consultation—research-priorities-in-response-to-the-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-and-future-filovirus].
Additional resources:
Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [https://www.afro.who.int/node/22063] Ebola disease factsheet [https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ebola-disease] R&D Blueprint: Ebola virus and Marburg [https://www.who.int/teams/blueprint/ebolavirus] WHO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [https://www.afro.who.int/fr/countries/democratic-republic-congo]
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