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08.10.2026
Zambia
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Update – Zambia has declared a cholera outbreak across seven districts in five provinces. As of 29 September 2026, 304 suspected cases, including 62 laboratory-confirmed infections, and 11 deaths had been reported; Lusaka and Chibombo were the most affected districts.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 02 October, 2026 | 304 |
08.10.2026
Zambia
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Update – An anthrax outbreak involving wildlife and people is under investigation in Mpika district, Muchinga province, Zambia. By 30 September 2026, 26 human cases had been reported alongside numerous wildlife deaths.
Currently, the transmission at this location appears to be within a cluster.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 01 October, 2026 | 26 |
08.10.2026
Congo (DRC)
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Update – The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 8,603 confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Ebola disease and 4,148 deaths through 5 October 2026. The outbreak affects 64 health zones across seven provinces, with Ituri the most affected, and is the largest recorded Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and the second-largest Ebola outbreak recorded globally.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 05 October, 2026 | 8603 |
08.10.2026
Rwanda
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Update – More than 500 cholera cases have been reported across Rubavu, Rusizi and Rutsiro districts in Rwanda’s Western Province, with additional infections in the latest update.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 01 October, 2026 | >500 |
08.10.2026
Senegal
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Update – A diphtheria outbreak has affected 31 health districts across 12 of Senegal’s 14 regions. As of 20 September 2026, the country had recorded 114 confirmed cases and 11 deaths, a case fatality rate of about 10%. Kédougou was the most affected region, with 33 cases. Children aged 5 to under 15 accounted for 62 cases.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 02 October, 2026 | 114 |
08.10.2026
Sudan
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Update – In Sudan’s Kutum locality, North Darfur, 14 cases of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis) were reported across three health centers.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 06 October, 2026 | 14 |
08.10.2026
Morocco
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Update – Morocco has identified two family clusters of suspected diphtheria in the Souss-Massa region, in Agadir Ida-Outanane and Chtouka Aït Baha. As of 28 September 2026, one case was laboratory-confirmed and eight others remained under investigation, including two deaths. The children affected were unvaccinated or had not completed their recommended doses.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 01 October, 2026 |
08.10.2026
Nigeria
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Update – A confirmed diphtheria case was reported in Bali, Taraba State, Nigeria.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September, 2026 | 1 |
08.10.2026
Kenya
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Update – Kenya has confirmed its first imported Ebola case, caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The patient arrived in Nairobi on 3 October 2026 and died on 5 October.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 06 October, 2026 |
08.10.2026
Madagascar
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Update – Madagascar has reported thousands of measles cases in 2026.
Currently, the transmission at this location appears to be within a cluster.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September, 2026 |
08.10.2026
Congo (DRC)
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Update – Four tuberculosis cases were confirmed among inmates at Kasongo Central Prison in Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 29 September 2026.
Currently, transmission appears to be sporadic.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 01 October, 2026 | 4 |
08.10.2026
Congo (DRC)
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Update – Cholera outbreaks are affecting two provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Maniema, Kindu Central Prison has recorded eight cases and two deaths among inmates over the past week. Cases have also been reported elsewhere in the province, and patients are receiving treatment as surveillance and prevention efforts continue.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 05 October, 2026 |
06.10.2026
South Africa
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Update – In South Africa, confirmed mpox cases rose from 18 to 22 as of 22 September 2026. Eighteen cases were in the Western Cape, three in Gauteng and one in KwaZulu-Natal.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 25 September, 2026 |
06.10.2026
Togo
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Update – In Togo, a measles epidemic was declared in the Blitta and Ogou districts on 24 September 2026 after cases increased earlier that month.
This disease is being transmitted within the community.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 26 September, 2026 |
06.10.2026
Seychelles
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Update – In the Seychelles, dozens of guests at a Club Med resort reported high fever, vomiting and diarrhea beginning around 18 September 2026. Some required medical care, including intravenous fluids. The cause remains under investigation; Club Med said initial tests had not identified a bacterial source.
Currently, the transmission at this location appears to be within a cluster.
| Date | Total number of cases | Number of new cases |
|---|---|---|
| 26 September, 2026 |