KINSHASA , Democratic Republic of the Congo and MIAMI , Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minister of Health from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Kasai Province after samples tested at the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) in Kinshasa confirmed the cause of the EVD outbreak as Orthoebolavirus zairense (EBOV) (formerly, Zaire ebolavirus). Infection cause by Orthoebolavirus zairense , referred to as Ebola virus disease (EVD), is severe and often fatal with case fatality rates ranging from 25% to 90%, and is transmitted via bodily fluids, zoonotic transmission, or contact with contaminated surfaces.

As of this press release, there have been 25 laboratory-confirmed cases, among them 14 deaths

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