Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak continues across DRC and Uganda

Albis · 2 Jun 2026

Health authorities report 282 confirmed Ebola cases and 42 confirmed deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with nine confirmed cases and one death in Uganda, as international agencies support surveillance, laboratories and cross-border preparedness

• • A cross-border outbreak of a rare Ebola strain with no proven vaccine is a major global health signal.
• • Public-health transmission chain.
• • The outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus and continues to affect both DRC and Uganda, ECDC said in a 1 June update.
• • The agency said DRC’s 282 confirmed cases included 220 suspected cases still under investigation, with figures being reviewed as cases are laboratory confirmed.