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- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province on September 4, 2025, with over 20 confirmed cases and 16 deaths by September 9.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted 12 tonnes of medical supplies and is collaborating with national authorities and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
- An Ebola Treatment Centre has opened in Bulape for patient care.
- This outbreak is the DRC's 16th since 1976, following previous outbreaks in 2007 and 2008.
- WHO confirmed a stockpile of 2,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, with more doses planned from international sources.
