As of September 2, 2026, the most consequential acute outbreak remains Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Cholera and mpox continue to require multi-country surveillance, while Marburg virus disease in Ethiopia has been declared over. Ebola disease Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease — DRC and Uganda (active): The outbreak declared in May 2026 remains active across eastern DRC and Uganda. ECDC’s latest accessible weekly threat report still lists it as an active event, while an earlier ECDC update reported 381 confirmed DRC cases and 64 deaths, plus 16 confirmed Ugandan cases and one death; these figures should be regarded as superseded pending a current WHO or national situation report. WHO has advised against travel or trade restrictions. Mpox Mpox — multi-country (active, low-level transmission outside endemic settings): Mpox caused by both clades I and II remains in global circulation. WHO lifted the second mpox Public Health Emergency...
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