WHO's outbreak page says the outbreak was confirmed in May 2026 and involves the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, for which there is no vaccine or specific treatment, although candidate products are being evaluated. WHO says it is supporting the DRC and Uganda on surveillance, contact tracing, clinical preparedness, supplies, community engagement and cross-border preparedness.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said its page was last updated on 12 June at 15:10 and that the outbreak was affecting both the DRC and Uganda. ECDC cited the DRC Ministry of Health as reporting 676 confirmed cases, including 136 confirmed related deaths and 262 people hospitalised in isolation as of 10 June. It said Uganda had reported 19 confirmed cases and two deaths as of 11 June.
Confirmed Ebola cases and deaths, 12 June 2026. Source: ECDC, 12 June 2026.
The DRC burden is concentrated in the east. ECDC said Ituri was the most affected province, with 629 confirmed cases from 19 health zones, while North Kivu had 44 confirmed cases from nine health zones and South Kivu had three cases from one health zone. ECDC said data were still being reviewed and harmonised as suspected cases went through laboratory confirmation.
WHO's own summary describes the setting as a humanitarian crisis in a remote, densely populated area with insecurity and high population and trade movements. That context changes the public-health problem: Ebola control depends on finding contacts, isolating suspected cases, supporting safe care and persuading communities to report illness, all of which become harder in a conflict area.
STAT reported on 13 June that WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had returned from his second visit to the affected area since the outbreak was declared on 15 May. STAT reported that WHO staff in the field had faced death threats and that only 28.4% of contacts of known cases had been followed up on 11 June.