Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers: outbreaks and case locations

Information about incidents and outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg, both viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHF).

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Ebola disease (EBOD) can be caused by Ebola (Zaire) virus (EVD), Sudan virus (SUDV), Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) or Tai Forest virus (TAFV). Marburg disease (MARD) is caused by Marburg virus.

Please note that this webpage is updated on a weekly basis and therefore may not reflect the latest case numbers.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda

On  17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern for a new outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus affecting the DRC and Uganda. 

On 15 May 2026, DRC’s Ministry of Health (MoH) officially declared an Ebola outbreak affecting Ituri Province, eastern DRC, after sequencing at the National Institute for Biomedical Research Laboratory in Kinshasa confirmed the Bundibugyo strain. There is currently sustained community transmission in the DRC, with most cases reported from Ituri Province. For the latest case numbers please see the  DRC’s MoH situational reports.

Uganda’s MoH also declared a Bundibugyo virus outbreak on 15 May 2026, following laboratory confirmation in an individual with recent travel history to Ituri Province, DRC, who sought medical care at a hospital in Kampala. On 27 August 2026, WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared an end to the outbreak in Uganda following no new cases since the last case was discharged from care on 16 July 2026. A total of 20 confirmed cases and 2 deaths were reported in Uganda, of which 15 confirmed cases were imported from the DRC.

Figure 1. Cumulative number of confirmed cases of Bundibugyo virus disease in affected countries