Global disease outbreaks, factually summarised
This page consolidates current notifications from WHO Disease Outbreak News. Individual curated dossiers add ECDC assessments for Europe where available. No own risk judgements, only the official statements, with date, source and direct link.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda
acceleratingThe Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus currently affects multiple countries, including the DR Congo (Ituri, Kinshasa) and Uganda (Kampala). A total of 915 confirmed cases and 234 deaths have been reported. The official risk assessment is "very high", as assessed by WHO.
Risk low(for you)WHO global risk is low; for travellers without contact to cases or funerary/healthcare settings in affected provinces the risk is very low.
Other current notifications
Past outbreaks
On 4 April 2026, the National IHR Focal Point of Bangladesh notified WHO of a significant increase in measles cases, driven by sustained domestic transmission.
On 21 March 2026, the National IHR Focal Point for Italy notified WHO of the identification of a human case of avian influenza A(H9) in an adult male.
InfectRisk tracks respiratory infections, not haemorrhagic viruses
This overview aggregates official outbreak notifications worldwide, including events such as Ebola or hantavirus that fall outside the respiratory infections the app tracks. The InfectRisk app itself shows live data on influenza, COVID and RSV across 36 countries, based on national surveillance systems such as RKI, ECDC, CDC and UKHSA. If you want to know how high respiratory activity is in your area right now, the app is the direct answer.
Sources
- WHO Disease Outbreak News · international notifications under IHR (2005)
- ECDC Threats and Outbreaks · European-level assessments