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World Health Organization
UN health agency coordinating outbreak declarations and response.
PARTICIPATES IN
Ebola Outbreak Tracking
Lead international coordinator tracking case counts and deploying response teams
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Gaza War
Health and famine-risk assessment authority.
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H5N1 Panzootic Watch
Coordinates international risk assessment, case verification, and pandemic-phase signaling.
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RECENT CLAIMS MENTIONING THIS ENTITY
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DRC reported 3,605 confirmed BVD cases and 1,587 deaths as of 30 July 2026, CFR 44%.
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Uganda's Ministry of Health declared the end of its BVD outbreak on 28 July 2026 after 42 days without a new locally transmitted case.
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This BVD outbreak is now the largest Ebola virus disease outbreak ever recorded in DRC, surpassing the 2018-2020 outbreak's 3,317 cases.
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One clinic in DRC is currently enrolling patients for the Ebola treatment trials, with plans to expand.
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WHO reported 1,759 confirmed Ebola cases and 600 deaths in DRC since the outbreak was declared in mid-May.
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WHO figures show the DRC Ebola outbreak carries a case fatality rate of 34 percent.
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WHO worked with MONUSCO to supply medical equipment and build isolation and treatment units in affected DRC regions.
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Africa CDC declared the Bundibugyo outbreak a public health emergency of continental security on May 18, 2026, day after WHO declared PHEIC.
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DRC authorities declared the current Ebola outbreak on May 15 after weeks of undetected transmission, per WHO.
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WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared a public health emergency of international concern over the DRC Ebola outbreak on 17 May 2026.
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WHO enrolled first patients in a clinical trial testing remdesivir and MBP-134 against Bundibugyo virus, announced around July 2, 2026.
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Between 25 May and 24 June 2026, over 2.5 million people were reached through community awareness in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.
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More than 2,800 community leaders were engaged to communicate Ebola prevention messages during the DRC response.
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Uganda entered the 42-day Ebola countdown on 16 July 2026 after its last confirmed patient tested negative twice and was discharged.