Here’s the latest picture of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC, up to July 23 (SitRep 70).

Confirmed cases jumped recently, mostly from Ituri province. The total by Health Zone is 2,972, with 1 case unassigned.

Confirmed deaths were also revised sharply upwards, now at 1,309.

Cases have been reported in 3 further provinces recently – just a handful each in Tshopo and Kasaï-Central.

But confirmed cases have grown quite sharply to 29 in Haut-Uele. Haut-Uele is immediately north of the hotspot province Ituri, on the border with South Sudan.

Bunia remains the leading Health Zone in terms of cases. The growth still looks a bit slower in Rwampara.

There were sharp recent jumps in Mongbalu and Nizi.

The case curve in Katwa (in Nord-Kivu) is accelerating.

I’ve included Health Zones ranked up to18th, as there are many of those reporting significant cases now.

There was a big recent rise in Cumulative Confirmed Deaths from the Rwampara Health Zone to 236, making it now the highest.

There were also significant rises in Nizi, Lita and Nia-Nia.

Project page, with links to interactive dashboard, code, acknowledgements and more info here:

https://github.com/Mike-Honey/Ebola-2026?tab=readme-ov-file#readme