# Kisangani

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-04**: High-level international visits — WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Kinshasa; Africa CDC head Jean Kaseya visits Bunia, warning that 80% of cases are from community spread.
- **2026-08-04**: Leadership Visits and Latest Data Released — Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya visited Bunia, WHO Director-General Tedros arrived in Kinshasa; government update reported 3,802 cases and 1,707 deaths.
- **2026-08-03**: Healthcare workers' ultimatum — Healthcare workers in Mongbwalu issue a 24-hour ultimatum over unpaid wages, threatening escalation.
- **2026-08-03**: Healthcare Workers Issue Ultimatum — In Mongbwalu, healthcare workers threatened to escalate action within 24 hours if unpaid wages were not resolved.
- **2026-06-15**: Uganda Declared Ebola‑Free — Neighboring Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient, ending its own transmission chain linked to the Congo outbreak.
- **2026-06**: Uganda declared Ebola-free — Uganda discharges its last Ebola patient and declares the country free of the disease.
- **2026-05-15**: Outbreak declared — The DRC government declares an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, later linked to the Bundibugyo virus.
- **2026-05-15**: Outbreak Declared — Eastern Congo Ebola outbreak officially declared, later linked to Bundibugyo virus.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### As Ebola Deaths Top 1,700, Biotech Races for Bundibugyo Virus Treatments
2026-08-04 15:58:13 · Sector: bio · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has surged to 3,802 cases and 1,707 deaths, highlighting an urgent need for vaccines and treatments. With no approved products available, two post‑exposure prophylaxis trials in Ituri and two vaccine trials in the UK and Canada are now underway, while nearly 80% of new cases elude contact tracing.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/ebola-deaths-top-1700-bundibugyo-virus-trials

### Ebola Outbreak: 80% Community Spread Exposes Contact Tracing Collapse in DRC
2026-08-04 15:23:42 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC has killed 1,700 people as community transmission drives 80% of new cases, revealing critical gaps in digital contact tracing and surveillance. With no approved vaccines, health IT innovators face an urgent call to deploy mobile tracing, AI analytics, and rapid diagnostics. Ongoing clinical trials may offer hope, but the immediate need is for tech-enabled outbreak management.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/ebola-congo-health-it-failure

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