Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda is spreading across borders as response teams face access gaps

Published by Albis · 30 May 2026

WHO says the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in DRC and Uganda is evolving rapidly, with 134 confirmed cases, 18 confirmed deaths and continuing cross-border transmission

• • Very-high-risk language signals that outbreak control and humanitarian access are now globally relevant operational issues.
• • Public-health transmission chain.
• • The agency says the event is evolving rapidly, with increasing case numbers, geographic spread and ongoing cross-border transmission.
• • The outbreak is concentrated in DRC’s Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, WHO reported.