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Information as of September  19, 2025

Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |14 September 2025|African Region
Bulape, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola virus disease has begun in Bulape health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province where an outbreak of the disease has been declared.An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine—from the country’s stockpile of 2000 doses prepositioned in the capital Kinshasa—have been delivered to Bulape, one of the current hotspots of the outbreak. Additional doses will be delivered to the affected localities in the coming days.

Kenya bolsters polio and measles surveillance with cutting-edge KEMRI laboratory|16 September 2025|African Region
Nairobi, Kenya – Kenya today inaugurated a newly upgraded World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited polio laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), marking a major step forward in the country’s efforts to detect and respond rapidly to poliovirus and other epidemic-prone diseases.

Côte d’Ivoire strengthens polio eradication efforts with modern laboratory|18 September 2025|African Region
Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire has taken a crucial step in the efforts to protect children from the debilitating effects of poliovirus with the launch of an upgraded laboratory to enhance detection and timely response to end the circulation of the virus.

Nipah virus infection|18 September 2025|Bangladesh
The first case was a young adult woman from Pabna district, Rajshahi division, with symptom onset on 25 January. She was admitted to a community hospital on 26 January and referred to another hospital the next day. She died on 28 January, and laboratory confirmation of NiV was received on 29 January. A total of 96 contacts were reported to be identified, and all tested negative for NiV.