Period covered: September 1–8, 2026. The most consequential event remains the rapidly expanding Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); other priority signals are ongoing mpox...
Global outbreak status Cholera — multi-country. Cholera remains active globally and has worsened in the latest WHO update: 29,610 cholera/acute watery diarrhea cases and 271 deaths were reported from 16 countries or...
Europe (ECDC) ECDC’s current major outbreak focus is Ebola virus disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. ECDC states that, as of 9 July 2026, the outbreak is ongoing...
Ebola virus disease (Bundibugyo, DRC) The Ebola outbreak due to the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to expand and is currently the most significant acute hemorrhagic fever emergency...
In a recent study posted to the Preprints with The Lancet / SSRN´s First Look* preprint server, researchers explored national surveillance for new diseases in different countries. Novel pathogen-induced pandemics have...