ViVa 32– Global outbreak status (12th August 2026)

This is a global outbreak update based on the most recent accessible agency material as of August 11, 2026. PAHO issued a measles alert on August 7. China CDC and India’s National Centre for Disease Control did not yield a clearly identifiable new outbreak-specific public report in the past 7 days through accessible official search results; China’s most recent available national notification data are from April. Ebola virus disease Bundibugyo virus disease—Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: This remains the principal acute viral hemorrhagic fever emergency. Sustained community transmission continues in the DRC, predominantly in Ituri Province; as of July 30, WHO-reported figures cited by Ireland’s HPSC were 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths, with increasing geographic spread. Uganda reported 20 confirmed cases and 2 deaths, mostly imported from the DRC, and began a 42-day countdown toward closure on July 16 after the final recovered patient was discharged. Response priorities include...