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A rare strain of Ebola that began spreading undetected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early April 2026 has now confirmed transmission in Uganda and is potentially on course to reach South Sudan, according to a new modelling study from the World Health Organization (WHO) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Rare Ebola strain may spread beyond Congo, study warns
A rare strain of Ebola that began spreading undetected in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early April 2026 has now confirmed transmission in Uganda and is potentially on course to reach…
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Size of the 2026 Ebola outbreak and risk of cross-border spillover …
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Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Ebola Has Passed 1,000 Cases. This Outbreak Is Different From Any …
More than 1,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the DRC in 2026. A comparison of three major outbreaks shows how unusual this trajectory is — and what the absence of a vaccine means for the…
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Ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is responding to an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the north-eastern Ituri Province — the country's 17th Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified in 1976.
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Modeled Scenario Projections for the Ebola Disease Outbreak …
This report describes using a transmission model to project Ebola outbreak growth over three months.
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Ebola cases near 1,000 as world scrambles to contain outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda shows no sign of containment, as suspected cases have reached almost 1,000 and Uganda announced it was closing its border with the DRC. According to the most recent information compiled by Reliefweb, the DRC has reported 977 suspected cases and 228 suspected deaths, suggesting a case-fatality rate (CFR) of 14.3%. Uganda now has seven confirmed cases, including two healthcare workers, and one death, which also has…
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Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response
In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation – CDC
Learn about the current outbreak of Ebola disease affecting DRC and Uganda.
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Ebola Response Update – June 3, 2026 – State Department
The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in partnership with the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak. Protecting Americans The Department’s highest priority remains protecting the health […]
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DRC Ebola outbreak grows to become one of worst recorded
There are now more than 1,000 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 267 people have died, local officials say.
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Ebola in DR Congo: first month of outbreak sees record … – UN News
Ebola has been spreading at unprecedented speed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing risk and fear into people’s daily lives, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Ebola outbreak – DRC 2026 – World Health Organization (WHO)
An Ebola outbreak was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Uganda in May 2026. The Bundibugyo species of Ebola involved is one for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment, though work is ongoing to test promising candidates. … WHO is scaling up support to the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, strengthening surveillance, contact tracing, clinical preparedness and management, delivery of supplies and community engagement, and…
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Ebola (Bundibugyo Virus Disease), July 2026 – ReliefWeb
Analysis in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo and 4 other countries about Coordination, Health, Epidemic and more; published on 9 Jun 2026 by UNHCR
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Global Ebola cases top 1000 as UN races to reach DR Congo's …
As global confirmed Ebola cases reach 1,000, nearly three million children and adolescents are at risk in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while efforts increase to treat prisoners near the epicentre of the current outbreak, UN agencies warned on Monday.
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Outbreak of Ebola Disease Caused by Bundibugyo Virus … – CDC
This report describes a large outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
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Bundibugyo Virus Disease in 2026 — Clinical and Public Health …
Bundibugyo virus disease was identified in the DRC in April 2026, and an outbreak was officially declared in May 2026. The current outbreak has …
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A Race Against the Clock: CDC Models Warn of Catastrophic Ebola …
CDC modeling finds 65% chance of 20,000+ Bundibugyo Ebola cases within 3 months without aggressive isolation.
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WHO / TEDROS EBOLA UPDATE | UNifeed – UN Media
The World Health Organization (WHO) revised its risk assessment on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to “very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at the global level,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. WHO
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Update on the Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo – PubMed
Update on the Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo
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Ebola outbreak could exceed 20,000 cases in 3 months without …
The CDC modeled various scenarios of disease spread based on how well public health measures were implemented, including isolation of those sick.
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Growing DRC Ebola outbreak has already spread to Uganda with …
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak ravaging eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has crossed 1,100 confirmed cases with 291 deaths, and a new WHO modeling study warns there is a nearly 70% probability the virus will reach South Sudan within 12 weeks, according to research published June 25 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. eurekalert.org news-medical.net thelancet.com
The study, which draws on transmission data through June 22, confirms that the outbreak — already the second-largest in Ebola’s recorded history — has established confirmed transmission in Uganda, where 20 cases and two deaths have been documented, including five infections among healthcare workers. news-medical.net ecdc.europa.eu eurekalert.org
An Outbreak Born of Delay
The DRC’s Ministry of Health declared the outbreak on May 15, and WHO designated it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern two days later. But retrospective investigations indicate transmission of the rare Bundibugyo ebolavirus began undetected in early April, with the CDC’s branching-process model estimating the initial spillover event occurred as far back as mid-to-late February. forbes.com news-medical.net afro.who.int cdc.gov
That weeks-long gap between emergence and detection is the primary driver of the outbreak’s explosive trajectory, according to the CDC. “This analysis did not provide evidence that R₀ for this outbreak is unusually large,” the agency wrote in its MMWR report, concluding instead that the outbreak’s scale stems from its size at the time of initial confirmation. cdc.gov
Response Outpaced
As of June 23, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported 1,118 confirmed cases across DRC’s Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces, with 24 new cases logged in a single day. A confirmed case has also been reported in France, and one earlier case was medically evacuated to Germany. ecdc.europa.eu
The contact tracing capacity that underpins Ebola containment remains strained. WHO reported on June 8 that health workers were reaching 62% of identified contacts — an improvement, but still well below the 90-95% follow-up rate the agency says is needed to break transmission chains. Conflict in Ituri and North Kivu has compounded the challenge, with at least four Ebola treatment centers attacked in recent weeks. cidrap.umn.edu news.un.org
What Comes Next
The Lancet study identifies South Sudan as the most urgent preparedness priority, estimating a 69.3% probability of at least one case arriving there within its 12-week modeling window. Under a worst-case scenario in which control measures lapse, the WHO model projects the outbreak could surpass 66,000 confirmed cases by September. news-medical.net eurekalert.org
No approved vaccine or therapeutic exists for the Bundibugyo strain, which shares only 55-60% surface protein similarity with the Zaire ebolavirus targeted by the licensed Ervebo vaccine. CDC has maintained that the risk to the U.S. public remains low, while the State Department has committed more than $162 million in foreign assistance to the response. cdc.gov state.gov afro.who.int forbes.com