CDC Situation Summary: 132 Confirmed Cases (DRC 125 + Uganda 7) — U.S. Airport Screening Rerouting Continues

As of 29 May 2026, the CDC Ebola Situation Summary — compiled from DRC Ministry of Health official daily figures — shows the outbreak at 125 lab-confirmed cases with 17 confirmed deaths in DRC, and 906 suspected cases with 223 suspected deaths in DRC. Uganda maintains 7 lab-confirmed cases with 1 confirmed death (all Kampala). Total lab-confirmed cases worldwide stand at 132 (DRC 125 + Uganda 7). The DRC confirmed count increased from 121 (May 27–28 data) to 125, reflecting four additional lab-confirmed cases from rapid testing in Ituri Province. The DRC MoH also reconciled its suspected case count back to 906 from higher unofficial estimates, removing non-cases and reclassifying some suspected cases as confirmed — standard practice in rapidly evolving outbreaks. An American healthcare worker who contracted BDBV in DRC on May 11 remains under treatment at a Berlin hospital (stable condition); all high-risk contacts remain asymptomatic. U.S. passenger rerouting from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan to enhanced Ebola screening airports — Dulles, Atlanta, Houston (IAH), and JFK — remains in effect per the May 18 CDC HAN notice. No confirmed cases have been reported outside DRC, Uganda, and Germany. The ring vaccination protocol with rVSV-ZEBOV is under formal review following the May 28 WHO expert panel recommendation that Ervebo not be used outside research settings for BDBV.