WHO declaration moves DRC-Uganda Ebola outbreak into international emergency response

Last updated May 30, 2026

The Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus is affecting the DRC and Uganda, with ECDC reporting 125 confirmed cases and 906 suspected cases in DRC as of 29 May, while WHO has declared a PHEIC according to supplied sources

• The PHEIC declaration shifts the Ebola outbreak into a formally coordinated international emergency response.
• Public-health transmission chain.
• The outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebolavirus.
• The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said that, as of 29 May 2026, the outbreak continued to affect both DRC and Uganda.
• DRC’s Ministry of Health reported 125 confirmed cases, including 17 deaths, and 906 suspected cases, including 223 deaths, across Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.

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Based only on supplied evidence from ECDC, CDC, NICD excerpt and The Standard. The WHO PHEIC declaration is reported through the supplied NICD and The Standard sources; the full WHO notification text was not included in the packet.