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2026 Ebola epidemic
Map of the DRC showing 4607 cases in Ituri Province, 714 in North Kivu, 173 in Haut-Uélé, 15 in Tshopo, 3 in South Kivu, 2 in Bas-Uélé and 20 in neighboring Uganda.
Map of confirmed cases as of 22 August 2026 (excluding an imported case in France)
DiseaseEbola
PathogenBundibugyo virus (BDBV)
LocationDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
WHO statusPublic health emergency of international concern
First reported14 May 2026[1][2]
Confirmed cases5,656 as of 24 August 2026[2]
Suspected cases198
Recovered1,245[2]
Deaths
2,717
Fatality rate48%

On 14 May 2026, an epidemic[3] of Ebola was reported in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the DRC and began only five months after the end of the previous outbreak.[4] Early infections have been theorised to have occurred in January or February 2026 in the town of Mongbwalu. By early August, the epidemic had become the fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record, as well as the second largest.[5][6][7][8]

The epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), which has complicated response efforts as existing treatments were certified for a different Ebola species, the Zaire ebolavirus.[9] The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 16 May 2026.

There have been 2,715 confirmed deaths in the DRC,[10] and another 2 in Uganda as of the fourth week of August.[11][12] Poor healthcare infrastructure in the region and an ongoing armed conflict hinder detection, treatment and prevention of the disease; it is considered likely that the true scale of the outbreak considerably exceeds the confirmed numbers.[13][14]

The outbreak has spread beyond Ituri to five more provinces in DRC, North Kivu, South Kivu, Haut-Uélé, Tshopo and Bas-Uélé. Cases were also reported in Uganda's capital, Kampala.

Background

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There have been 16 known previous outbreaks of Ebola in the DRC.[4] There have been two previous outbreaks of Bundibugyo virus,[15] one in the Bundibugyo District of Uganda in 2007 and 2008, from which it got its name, and another in 2012 in Isiro, DRC.[16]

There is no approved vaccine or medicine specifically for the Bundibugyo virus.[17] A study involving macaques suggests that the vaccine approved for Zaire ebolavirus, Ervebo, may be partially effective against the Bundibugyo virus;[18][19] the WHO has judged this evidence insufficient and has recommended against its use in the current outbreak.[20]

Regional issues

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A map of the armed groups operating in Ituri and Kivu provinces in February 2025

The outbreak began in Ituri,[21] a province of eastern DRC with a long history of ethnic conflict.[22] The area is rich in valuable metals including gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum, which are predominantly extracted by small scale artisan mining. Armed groups such as the ADF, CODECO and Rwanda-backed M23 tussle for control of lucrative mining areas.[23] Fighting and restrictions by armed groups restricts humanitarian access, obstructs aid operations, curtails civilian movement and limits access to essential services.[23]

Large scale refugee movements and cross-border travel, as well as mining-related travel, complicate contact tracing. Ituri's status as a commercial and migratory hub greatly increases the risk of diseases spreading to the broader region.[24]

Culture and misinformation

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Traditional burial rituals in the region often span several days. They may involve washing and dressing the corpse, returning it to ancestral land, and touching it as part of the interment ceremony; these practices put mourners at risk of infection. In contrast, safe burial practices require that the body be immediately placed in a sealed bag and transported to a designated burial site. This potentially places health workers in conflict with cultural tradition.[25][26][27]

There have been several attacks on health workers, particularly those involved with burials, fueled by misinformation about the disease and the motives driving the humanitarian response.[28]

Epidemiology

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Ebola viruses are endemic to Central and West Africa. Bats are often reservoir hosts, although this has not been confirmed for this species of the virus. The virus can infect mammals that prey on bats and can be transmitted to humans through contact with infected bats, carcasses, or bushmeat.[29][30] The virus is transmitted between humans through close, direct contact with the bodily fluids of a sick or dead person; this places the close family of an infected person and health workers at particular risk.[31]

Laboratory studies indicate that BDBV virus replicates more slowly in vitro than the more common species, Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV).[32][33]

Case fatality rate

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Estimates of the fatality rate vary.[34] In the current outbreak, the case fatality rate (CFR) is estimated at 46%;[35] however in Uganda, the fatality rate is estimated to be 10%,[36] out of a small group of 20 people; in DRC the CFR is estimated at 47%.[35] There is no "fixed death rate, and early outbreak numbers can be deeply misleading in both directions", according to a media outlet.[34]

In previous, relatively small, outbreaks, BDBV was estimated to have a fatality rate [around 18% or] "around a third" of 54%, according to a media outlet;[34] however, another source says that in previous, relatively small, outbreaks, BDBV was estimated to have a fatality rate 30% (Uganda, 2007) and 50%[dubious – discuss] (DRC, 2012).[37] The outbreak in 2007, had 37 confirmed deaths, while the outbreak in 2012 had 13 confirmed deaths.[38]

Disease

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Symptoms

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"Early symptoms of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) are not specific to the disease, [... something that can complicate] detection and differential diagnosis", according to news outlet MedPage Today.[39]

In an interview, Professor Yap Boum II, Head of Emergency Preparedness and Response of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the [alleged] lack of bleeding makes if difficult to diagnose BDBV disease from symptoms alone, and makes it less likely that the patient will be isolated or taken to hospital, thus contributing to rapid spread of the disease.[40]

Timeline of the outbreak

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According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, the outbreak may have started as early as January.[41] Based on models of the spread of Bundibugyo virus, it is estimated that the virus crossed over into humans in January or February, the most plausible time of a spillover event being in mid-to-late February.[42] An investigation indicates that outbreak may have started with the funeral of a pastor in Mongbwalu on 4 February, who may have been patient zero. During the funeral, the coffin was broken and the corpse was handled by family members. Though the pastor was never diagnosed with Ebola, nearly 50 others were reported to have died with Ebola-like symptoms following the funeral, including several of his brothers.[43]

Initially, the earliest known suspected case (index case) in Ituri was a man who began experiencing hemorrhagic symptoms on 24 April 2026. Early intra-household transmission occurred when a sibling developed symptoms on 26 April and died the following day. The index case subsequently died on 28 April.[44][45] On 23 May, the Red Cross announced that three workers who died between 5 and 16 May were believed to have contracted Ebola on 27 March during dead body management activities in Mongbwalu before the outbreak had been identified.[46][47]

A potential outbreak signal was reported on 30 April, though initial testing in Bunia was negative for Zaire Ebola and samples were sent to the INRB laboratory in Kinshasa.[44] On 5 May, the WHO was alerted to the potential Ebola outbreak in Ituri and dispatched a response team.[48] On 14 May, the INRB confirmed eight cases of a non-Zaire filovirus aetiology.[2][44] Genomic sequencing on 15 May classified them as the Bundibugyo ebolavirus species. That same day, Uganda declared an outbreak due to an imported case.[44][49]

On 15 May, the Congolese Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene, and Social Welfare publicly confirmed the outbreak of Ebola in Ituri Province, including 246 suspected cases.[50][51] By 16 May, the three health zones of Bunia, Mongwalu and Rwampara in Ituri had confirmed or suspected cases. Cases were confirmed in the Ugandan capital Kampala.[52] The next day, the WHO reported eight laboratory-confirmed cases of Bundibugyo virus in Ituri, one confirmed case in Kinshasa, and two confirmed cases in Kampala. Furthermore, given the unusual clusters of suspected cases appearing across multiple parts of the eastern DRC, the WHO was unable to ascertain the geographic spread of the epidemic or the true number of infections. Alongside the cases in Uganda confirming an international risk, this led the WHO to declare the epidemic a public health emergency of international concern.[53][52]

Cases were later reported in Goma, North Kivu Province on 17 May, a territory controlled by the March 23 Movement,[54] Butembo in North Kivu and the Nyakunde health zone in Ituri on 18 May,[55][56] a fatality in Congo River Alliance controlled Bukavu, South Kivu province on 21 May,[57] Beni, North Kivu on 29 May, Haut-Uélé province on 29 June,[58] Kisangani, Tshopo province on 30 June (death 27 June in Bunia)[59], and Buta, Bas-Uélé province on 13 August.[60]

Confirmed cases in the DRC exceeded 1000 cases on 20 June,[61] 2000 on 13 July,[62] 3000 on 24 July,[63] 4000 cases on 7 August,[64] and 5000 on 17 August.[65][66] The death toll reached 500 on 4 July,[67] 1000 on 22 July,[68] 2000 on 9 August,[69] and 2500 on 19 August.[70]

On 18 May, the WHO reported that the DRC had 516 suspected cases and 131 deaths, in addition to 33 confirmed cases and four confirmed deaths in four health zones in Ituri Province and three health zones in North Kivu Province. Uganda had two confirmed cases and one confirmed death in Kampala.[56]

On 22 May, the WHO upgraded the Ebola risk level in the DRC to "very high", while the regional risk remained "high" and the global risk remained low.[71]

The DRC ministry of health updated its total suspect case count on 29 May to remove suspected cases ruled out after investigation and suspected deaths pending the results of ongoing investigation.[72] The WHO followed suit on 2 June, announcing that only 116 cases out of 906 were still suspected following additional testing.[73]

On 24 June, France confirmed its first case after a doctor returned from a humanitarian mission in the DRC.[74]

On 11 July, the United States confirmed a US citizen who had been working for a humanitarian organisation to combat the outbreak in DRC had tested positive for the disease.[75]

On 15 July, the humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières described the epidemic: "In two months, this outbreak has become the third largest, and fastest growing, Ebola disease outbreak on record", adding that rural communities still lacked adequate support.[76]

On 2 August, the WHO noted that this is the second largest outbreak of Ebola disease in history, exceeded only by the Western Africa epidemic of 2013–2016.[77]

On 17 August, in a UN report about problems affecting health workers, it was reported that a mob set fire to an ambulance in the Aru Territory near Bunia in a non-isolated incident. This came a day after a second ambulance was attacked in the area.[78][79]

On 23 August The Guardian noted in a explainer video that the outbreak had reached 5,000 confirmed cases in the first 100 days; by contrast the Western Africa Ebola Epidemic (2013-2016) only reached 1,000 cases in the same time. BDBV disease has been observed to have a relative lack of hemorrhaging compared with the more common Zaire ebolavirus disease; this might result in some patients staying at home instead of going to hospital, and thereby contributing to rapid spread of the disease.[40][80]

Outbreak by country

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Statistics by country

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Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) statistics
Country Suspected
cases		 Confirmed cases
Cases Deaths CFR (%) Recovered Source
Democratic Republic of the Congo — 5,656 2,715 48% 1,245 [10][2]
Uganda — 20 2 10% 18 [11]
France — 1 0 0% 1 [81]
Total — 5,677 2,717 47.9% 1,264

Statistics by province

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Province Suspected
cases		 Confirmed cases[10]
Cases Deaths CFR (%)
Ituri N/A 4,716 2,119 44.9%
North Kivu N/A 735 501 68.2%
Haut-Uélé N/A 184 85 46.2%
Tshopo N/A 15 8 53.3%
South Kivu N/A 3 1 33.3%
Bas-Uélé N/A 3 1 33.3%
Total N/A 5,656 2,715 48%

Province-by-province data for recoveries is not available in the latest reports.

Countries with widespread transmission

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Confirmed cases by health zone in the DRC as of 15 August

The Congolese Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene, and Social Welfare publicly confirmed an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Ituri Province on 15 May.[48]

As of 23 August, the DRC has seen cases in 57 health zones across the six affected provinces. With 28 of 36 in Ituri, 13 of 34 in North Kivu, 1 of 34 in South Kivu, 6 of 13 in Haut-Uélé, 7 of 23 in Tshopo and 2 of 11 in Bas-Uélé reporting cases.[82]

On 21 August senior UN Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said that 2,500 people had died, and that of the 160 healthcare ‌workers infected, 43 had died. Improvements in the public health response notwithstanding, the epidemic is expanding exponentially in an area the size of France.[83]

Countries with limited local cases

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Uganda

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Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola on 15 May.[84]

On 27 May, Uganda closed its borders with DRC for at least four weeks after it reported seven cases and a death. Anyone entering Uganda from DRC was also to be isolated for 21 days.[85] Ugandan authorities implemented a preparedness plan and activated an Ebola treatment centre which was on standby at Mulago hospital. The first two cases were moved to the treatment centre; subsequent cases came direct to the hospital. An estimated 6,000 contacts were isolated for an incubation period of 21 days. On 16 July, Uganda discharged its last Ebola patient from hospital, leaving no confirmed active cases in the country. On 28 July 2026 Uganda declared the end of the outbreak after completing a 42-day period with no new cases. Overall, Uganda recorded 20 confirmed cases (fifteen of whom were people who had traveled from DRC) and two deaths.[86][87] The WHO certified the declaration on 26 August.[88]

France

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On 24 June, France confirmed its first case after a doctor who had been in the DRC on a humanitarian mission returned.[81]

Medical evacuations to Germany

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Two people were medically evacuated to Germany; one arrived in July, while another one was discharged earlier (June), from German hospital; both were American humanitarian workers with Ebola flown in from the DRC.[89][90]

Humanitarian response

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As hospitals in Ituri's capital Bunia became overwhelmed, health authorities in the DRC began establishing field hospitals on 17 May, which the WHO described as only a "first response". Authorities were working to bring supplies into the region.[91]

On 18 May, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control announced that it would send experts to the region to assist in managing the response to the epidemic.[92]

As no licensed specific treatment or vaccine existed for Bundibugyo virus disease, the WHO said on 19 May, "Response strategies will rely heavily on comprehensive public health measures, including supportive care, early case detection, stringent infection prevention and control protocols, rigorous contact tracing, safe burial practices, and deep community engagement".[93]

On 21 May, The Guardian described the US as "notably absent in these efforts", due to the end of USAID, reductions in US health agencies, and cancellation of research by the second Trump administration. The US withdrawal from the WHO had resulted in major reductions in the agency's capabilities.[94]

On 21 May, the UK announced up to £20 million to support communities affected by the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC.[95] A week later, the US State Department announced $112 million of bilateral assistance aimed at supplying PPE, screening, contact tracing, and diagnostics;[96] the European Union pledged €15 million to support Ebola response and preparedness efforts in the DRC and Uganda.[97]

On 1 June, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced that it is building a 65-bed Ebola treatment centre in Ituri, as well as supporting health facilities in Bunia.[98][99] By 16 June, MSF had three treatment centres in operation, in Bunia, Goma, and Mongbwalu.[100]

Medical updates

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Vaccines and treatments

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On 28 May 2026, the WHO recommended against the use of Ervebo, the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine effective against Zaire ebolavirus, due to low evidence that it provides cross-protection against Bundibugyo virus.[20] On 31st July, on consideration of new evidence, the WHO Technical Advisory Group authorised a Phase 3 clinical trial of Ervebo to take place in DRC.[101]

On 28 May 2026, the WHO recommended several candidate treatments for clinical trials. The drugs to be trialled against BDBV disease were the antiviral remdesivir and the monoclonal antibody therapies MBP-134 and maftivimab.[102] Trials of remdesivir and MBP-134 started in the DRC in July.[103]

For prevention, three potential vaccines were to be expedited; these were candidates under development by IAVI, Moderna, and the University of Oxford.[104] To test these treatments and vaccines, the WHO-sponsored PARTNERS clinical trial protocol was deployed in the DRC and Uganda.[105] On 1 June 2026, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced funding to fast-track the three vaccine candidates. Funding allocated was IAVI ($3.2 million), Moderna ($50 million), and the University of Oxford ($8.6 million).[104]

Clinical trials

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On 12 July, two drugs started clinical trials in DRC – remdesivir, and MBP134.[106]

On 24 July 2026, the University of Oxford started a Phase 1 trial of a possible vaccine based on the ChAdOx1 vaccine technology.[107][108]

On 31 July 2026, the WHO authorised a Phase 3 trial of Ervebo, the established vaccine against Zaire ebolavirus.[101]

Diagnostic testing

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On 22 May 2026, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention recommended molecular diagnostic testing (using real-time PCR) for identifying the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain, because no antigen rapid diagnostic test (RDT) met WHO TPP specifications for recommendation during the outbreak response.[109]

Other developments

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On 18 May, it was reported that an American physician and medical missionary, who had been treating patients at Nyankunde hospital in Ituri, tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola and developed symptoms. He was evacuated to the Charité Hospital in Berlin, where he was isolated, received antiviral therapy, and recovered.[110]

On 18 May, a group of Ugandans attended a burial in eastern DRC before returning to Uganda. Some developed symptoms of Ebola and were taken to Fort Portal for treatment.[111] On 19 May, the Ugandan government temporarily banned handshakes, hugs, and unnecessary physical contact.[112]

The DR Congo national football team cancelled parts of its pre-2026 FIFA World Cup training camp that was originally scheduled to take place in May in Kinshasa, but the team still travelled to Europe and then Texas before the World Cup began.[113]

On 21 May, residents protested in Rwampara, near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri Province, after relatives tried to take the body of a young man whom they claimed had died of typhoid fever. Police officers fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse the crowd, and some of the protesters set two tents on fire, in which patients were being treated for Ebola by a medical charity. Police and military reinforcements later arrived and restored order.[114][115][116]

On 23 May, eighteen suspected Ebola patients escaped a treatment centre and returned to the community in Mongbwalu, DRC, after local residents attacked and burned a tent.[117]

On 30 May, three patients confirmed to have Ebola fled treatment centres in Beni, after 20 civilians were massacred by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia affiliated with Islamic State.[118]

On 1 June, five patients who had recovered from Ebola were discharged from hospital in the DRC, according to health authorities.[84]

On 1 June, a burial team in Bunia was assaulted by residents, injuring four people.[119]

On 2 June, the International Rescue Committee warned that the outbreak was "likely far worse" than official figures suggested.[13] They estimated that only 20% of the contacts in the contact tracing process were being located.[13] They reported that people were avoiding health facilities, with many people with Ebola choosing to stay in the community.[13]

On 2 June, two people were killed in protests against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens at Laikipia Air Base outside of Nanyuki, Kenya.[120] Kenya's High Court had temporarily stopped construction of the facility, but the government vowed to continue. On 9 June, another protester was killed.[121]

On 4 June, an Ebola burial team was attacked in Katana, South Kivu province, by residents who took possession of the body.[119] Katana is located between the cities of Bukavu and Goma and is controlled by Congo River Alliance/M23 rebels.[119]

On 4 June, eleven Ebola patients fled isolation facilities in Ituri Province.[122]

On 17 June, a burial team was attacked in the Mongbwalu health zone, Ituri province.[123] Five health workers were taken hostage after being falsely accused of spreading Ebola.[123]

On 19 June, World Food Programme staff reported that some patients had been fleeing treatment facilities in search of food.[124] The DRC government reported more than 150 patient escapes from facilities since late May, for multiple reasons.[124]

On 15 July, it was reported that staff in Bunia General Hospital and Rwampara General Hospital were on strike due to unpaid wages and difficult working conditions.[125]

Loss of medical personnel

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As of 9 August, 45 healthcare workers had died, with 155 having been infected.[126]

International response

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Africa

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  •  Egypt: The country increased surveillance.[127]
  •  Gabon: The country stepped up its health surveillance.[128][129]
  •  Ghana: On 19 May, an Ebola Alert was issued by Ghana Health Service and Health Ministry.[130]
  •  Kenya: The country had three suspected cases that later tested negative.[131][132]
  •  Nigeria: On 24 May, the Lagos State government intensified surveillance of Ebola.[133]
  •  Mauritania: On 26 May, the government activated emergency surveillance.[134]
  •  Rwanda: On 22 May, Rwanda introduced a mandatory quarantine for returning travellers from the DRC.[135]
  •  Somalia: The country issued a nationwide public health warning and strengthened its emergency preparedness measures.[136]
  •  Tanzania: The country tightened border checks and increased monitoring at airports and seaports.[137]

Asia

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  •  China: On 1 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had sent a team of specialists to the DRC to assist in the fight against the Ebola outbreak.[138][139]
  •  Hong Kong: On 17 May, authorities activated its Ebola preparedness and response plan, increased health screening for travellers arriving from Africa, advised against non-essential travel to those affected areas, and prepared the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Facility on Lantau Island for possible isolation of suspected imported cases.[140][141] On 21 May, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government announced to issue Red Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) for the DRC.[142]
  •  Macau: On 26 May, authorities introduced a mandatory 21-day health monitoring period for arrivals from 12 African nations identified as potential risk areas for the Ebola virus outbreak.[143]
  •  India: On 21 May, the Ministry of Health released an emergency response plan,[144] and on 24 May, issued a public advisory against non-essential travel to affected countries.[145] From 22 May, in the state of Kerala, passengers from the affected countries require a mandatory health surveillance up to 21 days. Kerala strengthened passenger screening for all international travellers and arranged isolation environments.[146][147]
  •  Israel: On 28 May, the government urged the public to avoid non-essential travel to areas where there is an outbreak.[148]
  •  Indonesia: The country enhanced health monitoring at all entry points.[149]
  •  Japan: On 18 May, The Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) said that Japan is at low risk of an Ebola outbreak.[150]
  •  Jordan: the country imposed 30 days ban for all travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Uganda except for Jordanians. The ban was effective from May 20, 2026 and reviewed on monthly basis to remain in effect until further notice according to epidemiological situational assessment.[151]
  •  Kuwait: The Ministry of Health advised against travel to the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan.[152]
  •  Malaysia: The Ministry of Health said it was monitoring travellers entering the country especially from Uganda and the DRC, including those transiting through international hubs such as Dubai, Doha and Singapore on 20 May.[153]
  •    Nepal: The country quarantined some peacekeepers in the DRC, and has almost 1,000 currently in the DRC. It has no plans to rotate these troops and has a mandatory 21-day isolation for them.[154]
  •  Philippines: The Department of Health (DOH) said travellers returning from those regions will receive enhanced screening.[155] The Bureau of Quarantine is also on alert at airports and seaports for border control.[156]
  •  Singapore: On 19 May, Singapore issued health advisories and encouraged travellers from the affected region to monitor for symptoms for 21 days upon arrival.[157][158]
  •  South Korea: The country expanded its health alert on 26 May to include Ethiopia and Rwanda, on top of the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. South Korea will also start checking returning travellers' mobile roaming history and data.[159]
  •  Taiwan: The DRC and Uganda were placed on a level 2 health alert by the Taiwan CDC.[160]
  •  Thailand: The country imposed a 21-day quarantine order for travellers arriving from DRC and Uganda on 26 May.[161]
  •  United Arab Emirates: The Emirati airline Emirates issued a travel advisory.[162]
  •  Uzbekistan: Health authorities conducted health screenings at border checkpoints and issued an advisory against non-essential travel to affected countries.[163]
  •  Vietnam: The country imposed a 21-day isolation for travellers from the DRC and Uganda on 26 May.[164]

Europe

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  •  Austria: There is an active travel advisory to the DRC and Uganda.[165]
  •  Belgium: On 23 May, the US government told the DR Congo national football team to self-isolate. They are reported to be in isolation in Belgium.[166][167]
  •  Italy: On 19 May, officials activated an emergency response plan in response to Ebola.[168]
  •  Netherlands: On 22 May, a patient who visited the affected areas was hospitalised in the country.[169][170]
  •  Poland: There is an active travel advisory issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, against all travels to the DRC[171] and against any non-essential travel to Uganda (except the regions bordering with DRC and South Sudan – against all travels)[172]
  •  Portugal: New screening rules were put in place on 19 May.[173]
  •  Russia: Health minister Mikhail Murashko said that Russia has developed an Ebola vaccine which may be effective for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain; however, they have not yet been able to test it against a sample of the virus.[174]
  •  Spain: Health authorities reviewed safety measures for a football match between Chile and the DRC scheduled for 9 June in La Línea de la Concepción,[175] which was then cancelled by the municipal government on 2 June, citing possible health risks.[176]
  •  Sweden: On 17 May, the Ministry for Public Health issued updated travel advisories for travellers to and from the DRC.[177] The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has had an active travel advisory against non-essential travel to the DRC since 3 June 2025.[178]

North America

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  •  Bahamas: On 21 May, a British Airways flight to the Cayman Islands was diverted to the nation over Ebola concerns.[179]
  •  Canada: On 20 May, the Canadian government stated that a person in Ontario was being tested after travelling to Ethiopia and showing symptoms. They tested negative on 22 May.[180] On 21 May, a flight to Detroit had to land in Canada over a possible case of Ebola after an error in boarding.[181] On 26 May, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced the suspension of visas for residents of the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, and issued a quarantine requirement for individuals (including Canadian citizens and permanent residents) who had been in the same three countries in the previous 21 days.[182]
  •  Cayman Islands: On 20 May, the islands put in enhanced screening following an Ebola scare on a flight that diverted to the Bahamas.[183]
  •  Jamaica: The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) warned that the tourism industry would be impacted if Ebola was not under control.[184]
  •  Mexico: On 21 May, the government issued a travel advisory for Ebola.[185]
  •  Panama: The country issued an active alert for Ebola.[186]
  •  St. Kitts and Nevis: On 29 May, the country denied 17 Nigerians over an Ebola scare.[187]
  •  United States: On 15 May, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued health notices for people travelling to Uganda and to the DRC.[188][189] On 18 May, the CDC issued a 30-day prohibition on non-Americans entering the United States who had been in the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan in the preceding 21 days, with limited exceptions.[190][191] On 21 May, all returning US citizens and residents from those countries were required to enter the United States via Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).[192] On 22 May, the travel ban was extended to all green card holders.[193]

Oceania

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South America

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  •  Brazil: There is an active alert for Ebola.[196]
  •  Chile: Concerns were raised in relation to the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup match between it and the DRC in Spain.[197] Experts have warned the country to be on alert.[198]
  •  Colombia: On 20 May, Colombia issued an alert in relation to an upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup match between it and the DRC.[199]
  •  Peru: Since 2019, there has been an active alert for Ebola.[200]

See also

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References

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