Haut-Uele
Eastern DRC province affected by the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
By 27 July 2026, Haut-Uele had 39 confirmed Bundibugyo Ebola cases across five health zones as the outbreak expanded beyond its original centre in Ituri.
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Pandemics and BiosecurityBackground
Haut-Uele is a province in north-eastern DR Congo, with Isiro among its principal towns. Isiro was the centre of the country's earlier Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak, giving the province direct institutional memory of detecting and containing that virus.
Public-health operations in Haut-Uele are organised through health zones rather than a single province-wide service point. Roads, settlements and links with neighbouring provinces shape where laboratories, isolation capacity and contact tracing must reach. Coverage that reports affected zones alongside provincial totals reflects that operational geography. Provincial and health-zone boundaries answer different operational questions. This structure remains relevant after any individual outbreak count changes.
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