WHO notice puts DRC and Uganda Ebola outbreak into cross-border frame

Published by Albis · 13 Jun 2026

WHO says the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak is evolving rapidly in DRC and remains linked to Uganda cases, with response measures now stretching across national and international borders

• • Formal WHO cross-border framing tends to trigger more surveillance, screening and donor response across borders.
• • Public-health transmission chain.
• • The WHO notice, issued after its previous update on June 8, says confirmed cases and deaths have increased rapidly in DRC.
• • As of June 10, DRC had reported 676 confirmed cases and 136 deaths.