Abstract
The ongoing second-largest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is caused by contagious Bundibugyo virus (BDBV). So far, seven provinces of DRC including Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), and Tshopo provinces have confirmed the cases of the BDBV. Here, we report the clinical characterises of the first index case of BDBV 2026 infection in South Kivu, DRC and provide information about its connections those also later found positive with the Ebola. Collected clinical specimens tested with Polymerase Chain Reactions confirmed the BDBV in the infected index case and its connections.