The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded more than 1,500 cases.

Omissions

• The precise figures around the session date were higher than the claimed minimums: approximately 1,700 confirmed cases and roughly 550–600 deaths in the DRC by 6–9 July 2026, so the 'more than 1,500 cases / more than 500 deaths' figures are a conservative lower bound, not the exact toll.
• The outbreak is due to the Bundibugyo species of Ebola virus and also affects Uganda (about 20 confirmed cases and 2 deaths as of late June/early July 2026), which the MEP did not mention.
• The WHO primary source retrieved (DON614) contains data as of 30 July 2026 (3,605 confirmed cases, 1,587 deaths), i.e. after the session date; it confirms the trajectory but could not have been known by the MEP. The figures closest to the session date come from news outlets published 7–9 July 2026.
• No single WHO/primary source with DRC-specific case and death totals exactly as of 8 July 2026 was retrieved in the searches; verification rests on two independent secondary sources (UN News and Africa News) plus a situational report published on 6 July 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryWHO (Disease Outbreak News)'As of 30 July 2026, a total of 3605 confirmed cases, including 1587 deaths, have been reported, corresponding to a crude case fatality ratio...' — for the Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak in the DRC and Uganda; Uganda accounts for only about 20 cases, so the DRC total is well above 1,500 confirmed cases.
• SecondaryUN NewsArticle of 7 July 2026 titled 'Ebola continues to spread in DRC as death toll passes 500, WHO warns' — the death toll in the DRC had passed 500 according to WHO.
• SecondaryAfrica News'Ebola death toll in the DR Congo rises to 600 with over 1,700 confirmed cases' (9 July 2026) — more than 1,700 confirmed cases and a death toll of about 600 in the DRC, exceeding both claimed bounds.
• SecondaryReliefWeb (DRC Eastern DR Congo Ebola Situational Report #3)Situational Report #3 dated 6 July 2026 on the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC, published on/before the session date; notes that Uganda had confirmed 20 cases and two deaths as of 25 June.
• SecondaryReliefWeb (LTC Situation Report #6)'1,700 confirmed cases reported as of 09 July' in the DRC Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak — corroborates that the case count exceeded 1,500 at the time of the session.