--- title: "Ebola DRC 2026 — Sources" project: ebola-drc-2026 type: evidence-scan created: 2026-05-29 updated: 2026-05-30 status: active tags: - sources - ebola - DRC --- # Sources — Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak, DRC 2026 Sources accessed on 2026-05-29 (initial scan) and 2026-05-30 (genomic data source update). ## Genomic Data Sources (added 2026-05-30) 39. **Pathoplexus -- BDBV Sequence Search** -- Primary repository for 2026 outbreak genomes (60 total BDBV sequences: 16 from 2026, 19 from 2007, 11 from 2012, plus partials). Data use: Pathoplexus "Restricted" licence (public health use; contact before publication). - https://pathoplexus.org/ebola-bdbv/search 40. **Virological.org -- Rapid Communication** -- "Initial genomes from May 2026 Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda." Describes sequencing workflow (Illumina + Twist panel, GridION), RACCOON pipeline (MAFFT + IQ-TREE2, HKY+gamma), and preliminary phylogenetic placement. 13+ genomes across 3 updates (May 18-28, 2026). Authors: Amuri-Aziza et al. (INRB); Dept. National Health Laboratory (Uganda). Lead contacts: Prof. Placide Mbala-Kingebeni (INRB), Dr. Isaac Ssewanyana (CPHL Uganda). - https://virological.org/t/initial-genomes-from-may-2026-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda/1032 41. **Nextstrain -- ebola/bdbv** -- Interactive phylogenetic visualization combining historical (2007, 2012) and May 2026 outbreak genomes. Used for cross-validation of phylogenetic placement, not as sole primary data source. - https://nextstrain.org/ebola/bdbv 42. **NCBI GenBank / RefSeq** -- Stable source for historical reference genomes. Key accessions: NC_014373.1 (2007 Uganda RefSeq reference), FJ217161.1 (2007 Uganda complete genome), KC545393.1-KC545396.1 (2012 DRC complete genomes). 34 total historical sequences used in local analysis. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=Bundibugyo+ebolavirus 43. **INRB-UMIE GitHub -- Ebola_DRC_2026** -- Epidemiological analysis repository (population, mobility, health facility data). Directs to Pathoplexus for genomic sequences. MIT licence for code. Last updated 2026-05-29. - https://github.com/INRB-UMIE/Ebola_DRC_2026 Note: **GISAID** was evaluated but no confirmed BDBV records were found. It is not listed as a primary BDBV sequence source. ## WHO Sources 1. **WHO PHEIC Declaration** — "Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern" (2026-05-17) - https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern 2. **WHO Disease Outbreak News — DON602** — "Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda" - https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON602 3. **WHO Disease Outbreak News — DON603** — "Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus – Democratic Republic of the Congo" - https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON603 4. **WHO Outbreak Situation Page** — "Ebola outbreak - DRC 2026" - https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak---drc-2026 5. **WHO DG Opening Remarks** — Member State information session on outbreaks of Ebola and hantavirus (2026-05-22) - https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-member-state-information-session-on-outbreaks-of-ebola-and-hantavirus-22-may-2026 6. **WHO Expert Consultation on Therapeutics/Vaccines** — "Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus" (2026-05-28) - https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2026-experts-convened-by-who-advise-on-candidate-treatments-and-vaccines-for-ebola-disease-caused-by-bundibugyo-virus 7. **WHO AFRO** — "Ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" - https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/ebola-disease/outbreak-drc-26 ## CDC Sources 8. **CDC Situation Summary** — "Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation" - https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html 9. **CDC Health Alert Network (HAN 00530)** — "Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda" - https://www.cdc.gov/han/php/notices/han00530.html 10. **CDC Newsroom** — "CDC Mobilizes International Response Following Ebola Disease Outbreak in DRC and Uganda" - https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/cdc-mobilizes-international-ebola-response.html 11. **CDC Outbreak History** - https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/index.html ## ECDC Sources 12. **ECDC Outbreak Page** — "Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda" - https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-and-uganda 13. **ECDC Threat Assessment Brief** — "Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus – Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda – 2026" - https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/threat-assessment-brief-ebola-disease-outbreak-caused-bundibugyo-virus-democratic 14. **ECDC News** — "WHO declares Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern" - https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-public-health-emergency ## Peer-Reviewed Literature 15. **The Lancet** — "The 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a syndemic challenge" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)01042-1/fulltext 16. **Case fatality rate for Ebola disease, 1976-2022: A meta-analysis of global data** — ScienceDirect - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123003581 17. **Clinical Manifestations and Case Management of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever Caused by a Newly Identified Virus Strain, Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2007-2008** — PMC - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3532309/ 18. **How severe and prevalent are Ebola and Marburg viruses? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the case fatality rates and seroprevalence** — PMC - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5124280/ ## NGO and UN Sources 19. **MSF** — "Ebola disease outbreak 2026: How MSF is responding" - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola-disease-outbreak-2026-how-msf-responding 20. **MSF** — "Bundibugyo virus: Why this Ebola disease outbreak is different" - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/bundibugyo-virus-why-ebola-disease-outbreak-different 21. **UN News** — "Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns" - https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167592 22. **UNFPA Flash Update** — "Ebola Outbreak in Ituri, DRC (14-19 May 2026)" - https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/unfpa-flash-update-ebola-outbreak-ituri-drc-14-19-may-2026 23. **IFRC** — "Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola outbreak 2025" - https://www.ifrc.org/emergency/Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo-Ebola-outbreak-2025 ## Africa CDC 24. **Africa CDC** — "Ebola Outbreak in the DRC Declared Over" (2025 Kasai outbreak) - https://africacdc.org/news-item/ebola-outbreak-in-the-drc-declared-over/ 25. **Daily Trust** — "Vaccine against Ebola Bundibugyo to be ready by end of 2026 — Africa CDC" - https://dailytrust.com/vaccine-against-ebola-bundibugyo-to-be-ready-by-end-of-2026-africa-cdc/ ## News and Other Sources 26. **Al Jazeera** — "DRC faces deadly Ebola resurgence amid worsening humanitarian crisis" - https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/5/17/drc-faces-deadly-ebola-resurgence-amid-worsening-humanitarian-crisis 27. **Gavi/VaccinesWork** — "Bundibugyo, the rare virus causing a deadly new Ebola outbreak, has no vaccine yet" - https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/bundibugyo-rare-virus-causing-deadly-new-ebola-outbreak-drc-has-no-vaccine-yet 28. **Gavi/VaccinesWork** — "Ebola outbreak in the DRC: four reasons it will be hard to contain" - https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/ebola-outbreak-drc-four-reasons-it-will-be-hard-contain 29. **CNBC Africa** — "What Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines and treatments are under development" - https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/what-bundibugyo-ebola-vaccines-and-treatments-are-under-development 30. **Imperial College London** — "Ebola outbreak 2026: Q&A with experts" - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/articles/2026/ebola-outbreak-2026-qa-with-experts/ 31. **European Commission** — "Ebola virus outbreak 2026 - Public Health" - https://health.ec.europa.eu/health-security-and-infectious-diseases/crisis-management/ebola-virus-outbreak-2026_en 32. **Social Science in Humanitarian Action** — "Ituri Ebola Outbreak 2026 (DRC) – Summary overview of context" - https://www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ituri-ebola-outbreak-2026-drc-summary-overview-of-context/ 33. **NICD South Africa** — "Situational report updates on the Ebola Disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus" - https://www.nicd.ac.za/ebola-bundibugyo-virus-outbreak-situation-report-drc-uganda/ 34. **Wikipedia** — "2026 Ituri Province Ebola epidemic" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ituri_Province_Ebola_epidemic 35. **Wikipedia** — "2025 Kasai Province Ebola outbreak" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Kasa%C3%AF_Province_Ebola_outbreak ## Background Literature (2025 Kasai Outbreak) 36. **NETEC** — "Situation Report: DRC Declares Ebola Zaire Outbreak" (2025-09-04) - https://netec.org/2025/09/04/situation-report-drc-declares-ebola-zaire-outbreak/ 37. **Gavi** — "Three months to halt Ebola: how the DRC contained the virus" (2025 Kasai) - https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/three-months-halt-ebola-how-drc-contained-virus 38. **Global Biodefense** — "Ebola Outbreak in DRC: High Fatality Rate Spurs Urgent Global Health Response" (2025) - https://globalbiodefense.com/2025/10/04/ebola-outbreak-drc-kasai-high-cfr-health-security/ --- **Source counts and genomic record counts are snapshot-dependent and should be rechecked before operational use.** Pathoplexus, Nextstrain, and WHO situation pages are updated independently; record counts at the time of cataloguing may differ from current values. *Atlas Evidence Scan | 43 sources catalogued | Initial scan: 2026-05-29; Genomic data update: 2026-05-30*