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Kenya, 20 October: a ninth confirmed case. Announcing Nigeria's first case, WHO's Regional Office for Africa reports that Kenya has recorded nine cases, all linked to the imported first case.

Nigeria confirms its first case, imported: a woman with recent travel history to Uganda, whose symptoms began on 7 October, four days after she arrived in Nigeria, and who sought care at a private health facility in Abuja on 11 October. The laboratory confirmed Bundibugyo virus on 20 October, making Nigeria the fifth country to detect the virus since the DRC declared its outbreak; 44 contacts are being monitored and the source of her infection is under investigation.

Ituri, 19 October: 43 new confirmed cases and 25 deaths (INSP report N°158), taking the province to 7,003 cases and 3,242 deaths.

North Kivu, 19 October: 33 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths (INSP report N°158), taking the province to 2,117 cases and 1,191 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 19 October: 6 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths (INSP report N°158), taking the province to 421 cases and 180 deaths.

Tshopo, 19 October: 2 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°158), taking the province to 75 cases and 26 deaths.

Nord-Ubangi, 19 October: 1 new confirmed case and no deaths (INSP report N°158), taking the province to 3 cases and 1 death.

INSP report N°158: in Ituri, Ervebo vaccination of frontline workers and research on the vaccine's efficacy against Bundibugyo virus are paused pending the research committee's validation, with 1,260 vaccinated to date, while the Partners, EBO-PEP and Oracle trials continue. Haut-Uélé has completed its campaign with 589 frontline workers vaccinated, North Kivu has vaccinated 472 in Beni health zone against a target of 7,105, and Bas-Uélé has received 500 doses.

INSP report N°158 (data to 19 October, dated 20 October), the latest published: the DRC stands at 9,637 confirmed cases and 4,646 deaths, a 48.2% case fatality ratio, up 85 cases and 44 deaths on the previous day, across eight provinces and 66 health zones. A total of 2,574 patients have recovered and 1,029 are in isolation.

Ituri, 18 October: 42 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths (INSP report N°157), taking the province to 6,960 cases and 3,217 deaths.

North Kivu, 18 October: 48 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths (INSP report N°157), taking the province to 2,084 cases and 1,176 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 18 October: 7 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°157), taking the province to 415 cases and 177 deaths.

Kenya, 18 October: 1 new confirmed case, taking Kenya to 8 cases and 1 death (ECDC). According to the Health Ministry's Director-General the patient is not a healthcare worker but a patient attendant.

Ituri, 17 October: 27 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths (INSP report N°156), taking the province to 6,918 cases and 3,197 deaths.

North Kivu, 17 October: 9 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths (INSP report N°156), taking the province to 2,036 cases and 1,156 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 17 October: 2 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths (INSP report N°156), taking the province to 408 cases and 176 deaths.

Tshopo, 17 October: 2 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°156), taking the province to 73 cases and 25 deaths.

Kenya, 17 October: 4 new confirmed cases, taking Kenya to 7 (ECDC). They are a close relative of the first case and three healthcare workers, all of whom had been in contact with him and were in quarantine.

Ituri, 16 October: 44 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths (INSP report N°155), taking the province to 6,891 cases and 3,180 deaths.

North Kivu, 16 October: 14 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths (INSP report N°155), taking the province to 2,027 cases and 1,150 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 16 October: 7 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths (INSP report N°155), taking the province to 406 cases and 174 deaths.

Nord-Ubangi, 16 October: the province's first 2 confirmed cases, 1 of them fatal, in Wapinda health zone (INSP report N°155), making it the eighth affected province. Both are men in their twenties living in Wapinda, which borders Bas-Uélé.

Kenya, 16 October: 1 new confirmed case, the country's third, taking Kenya to 3 cases and 1 death (WHO Regional Office for Africa). The patient, a 65-year-old woman, is also a close family member of the first case and was already in quarantine.

Ituri, 15 October: 41 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths (INSP report N°154), taking the province to 6,847 cases and 3,164 deaths.

North Kivu, 15 October: 22 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths (INSP report N°154), taking the province to 2,013 cases and 1,146 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 15 October: 1 new confirmed case and 2 deaths (INSP report N°154), taking the province to 399 cases and 169 deaths.

Tshopo, 15 October: 7 new confirmed cases and 1 death (INSP report N°154), taking the province to 71 cases and 25 deaths.

Ituri, 14 October: 31 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths (INSP report N°153), taking the province to 6,806 cases and 3,148 deaths.

North Kivu, 14 October: 28 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths (INSP report N°153), taking the province to 1,991 cases and 1,133 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 14 October: 5 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths (INSP report N°153), taking the province to 398 cases and 167 deaths.

Tshopo, 14 October: 1 new confirmed case and 2 deaths (INSP report N°153), taking the province to 64 cases and 24 deaths.

Kenya, 14 October: 1 new confirmed case, the country's second (WHO Regional Office for Africa). The patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of Kenya's first case and was already in quarantine when he fell ill.

Ituri, 13 October: 41 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths (INSP report N°152), taking the province to 6,775 cases and 3,131 deaths.

North Kivu, 13 October: 25 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths (INSP report N°152), taking the province to 1,963 cases and 1,117 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 13 October: 2 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths (INSP report N°152), taking the province to 393 cases and 165 deaths.

Ituri, 12 October: 39 new confirmed cases and 18 deaths by the rise in INSP's cumulative table (report N°151), taking the province to 6,734 cases and 3,117 deaths. The report's own 24-hour column lists 40 new cases.

North Kivu, 12 October: 27 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths (INSP report N°151), taking the province to 1,938 cases and 1,102 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 12 October: 9 new confirmed cases and 1 death by the rise in INSP's cumulative table (report N°151), taking the province to 391 cases and 163 deaths. The report's own 24-hour column lists 8 new cases.

Tshopo, 12 October: 4 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°151), taking the province to 63 cases and 22 deaths.

Ituri, 11 October: 56 new confirmed cases and 25 deaths (INSP report N°150), taking the province to 6,695 cases and 3,099 deaths.

North Kivu, 11 October: 28 new confirmed cases and 17 deaths (INSP report N°150), taking the province to 1,911 cases and 1,092 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 11 October: 3 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths by the rise in INSP's cumulative table (report N°150), taking the province to 382 cases and 162 deaths. The report's own 24-hour column lists 4 new cases.

Ituri, 10 October: 30 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths (INSP report N°149), taking the province to 6,639 cases and 3,074 deaths.

North Kivu, 10 October: 25 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths (INSP report N°149), taking the province to 1,883 cases and 1,075 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 10 October: 7 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths (INSP report N°149), taking the province to 379 cases and 159 deaths.

Tshopo, 10 October: 2 new confirmed cases and no deaths (INSP report N°149), taking the province to 59 cases and 22 deaths.

INSP report N°149 lists vaccination of frontline workers in Ituri, and the study of cross-immunity against the Bundibugyo strain, as still suspended pending a supply of Ervebo from the national immunisation programme. In Haut-Uélé, 399 frontline workers have been vaccinated out of 858 pre-registered, using 399 of the 500 doses received.

Ituri, 9 October: 47 new confirmed cases and 29 deaths (INSP report N°148), taking the province to 6,609 cases and 3,065 deaths.

North Kivu, 9 October: 17 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths (INSP report N°148), taking the province to 1,858 cases and 1,065 deaths.

Haut-Uélé, 9 October: 1 new confirmed case and no deaths (INSP report N°148), taking the province to 372 cases and 157 deaths.