Bundibugyo outbreak Congo Uganda news, explainers, analysis, and related coverage.
The WHO says most new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are outside known transmission chains, while modeling suggests the outbreak may be two to four times larger than reported.
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CDC said on July 10 that a U.S. humanitarian worker in Congo tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola. The more important signal is that official European and WHO updates show an outbreak still widening across eastern Congo even as Uganda's case line stays flat.
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WHO's June 19, 2026 update pushed the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak to 915 confirmed cases across Congo and Uganda. The harder story is that tracing, trust and travel controls are now doing the work a vaccine still cannot.