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
slowingThe Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus currently affects multiple countries, including the DR Congo (Ituri, Kinshasa) and Uganda (Kampala). There are no confirmed or probable cases, nor any reported deaths. The official risk is assessed by WHO as "very high".
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 2 May 2026, in accordance with the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), WHO received a notification from the National IHR Focal Point (NFP) of the United Kingdom of a cluster of severe acute respiratory illness aboard the Netherlands-flagged cruise ship M/V Hondius, with further details rapidly notified authorities in the Netherlands and South Africa.
On 11 June 2026, WHO was informed of a laboratory-confirmed case of Nipah virus infection reported in Kozhikode district, Kerala State.
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