First Ebola case travels to Sao Paulo in Brazil | Linked to DR Congo, where the death toll hits 260
This maiden Ebola case in Brazil is reportedly involving a man who recently travelled to the DR Congo and had just returned home.
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Brazil has reported the first Ebola case detected on a traveler who had just landed in Sao Paulo from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Victim has already been hospitalized.
This new development comes shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where the new Ebola outbreak originated.
And while in Congo over the weekend, Dr Adhanom received reports from Brazil which came on Saturday, the 30th of May 2026, saying the country was investigating a suspected Ebola case in Sao Paulo state.
This maiden Ebola case in Brazil is reportedly involving a man who recently travelled to the DR Congo and had just returned home.
Authorities in Sao Paulo explained that the suspected Ebola-infected person was already kept in isolation at a specialist hospital.
Meanwhile, the WHO Director-General, Mr Tedros, speaking at a news conference alongside the DR Congo’s health minister, said the rare Bundibugyo strain has no approved treatments or vaccines, so early palliative care, including isolation, rehydration and pain management, is extremely important.
The WHO Director General also advised residents to practice safe burials, noting Ebola victims’ bodies are highly contagious.
“I understand how painful it is to lose someone and how much it means to honor them properly,” the WHO boss stated.
At least 265 people have so far lost their lives from medical cases related to the Ebola outbreak.
As of 26 May 2026, the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the epidemic started, had reported 121 confirmed cases, including 17 deaths, as well as 1077 suspected cases and 246 deaths among suspected cases.
On the other hand, Uganda, as of 25 May 2026, had already filed seven confirmed Ebola cases and one death among confirmed cases, with the first two cases involving patients who had travelled from the DRC and sought care in Uganda.
Meanwhile the East African Community Secretariat in Arusha, Tanzania, is convening an Extra-Ordinary Virtual Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers responsible for Health to deliberate on the ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting the region.
The two-day online meeting taking place on the 1st and 2nd of June 2026 considers the proposed regional actions to curb the outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain.
