He described it as the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded and the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak to date.
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The NCDC says the classification followed a fresh dynamic risk assessment it conducted in response to rising Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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The agency warned that the outbreak poses a high regional risk, with infections already detected in Uganda and a linked case reaching Kinshasa, the densely populated capital of the DRC.
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It said the Case Fatality Rate increased to 24.8 per cent, compared to 18.8 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025, indicating worsening outcomes despite fewer infections.
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