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CDC Keeps U.S. Risk Low as Ebola Response Gaps Persist — June 18, 2026
Ebola outbreak DRC and Uganda updates keep U.S. public risk low while MSF warns surveillance, testing, contact tracing, and treatment capacity gaps are still undermining control efforts in eastern DRC.
In this episode- Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC — CDC
Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC
# Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation
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June 16, 2026
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## Key points
- CDC is responding to an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
- To date, no cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in the United States because of this outbreak.
-…Current information about Ebola | RIVM — RIVM
# Current information about Ebola
##
Find the latest updates on Ebola here
## Update 11 June 2026
### Number of Ebola cases in DRC continues to rise
On 8 June, the Ministry of Health in the DRC reported a total of 550 confirmed cases of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus (up to and including 7 June). Of these…DRC: One month on, MSF warns dangerous gaps persist in Ebola disease response — Association d'aide médicale humanitaire — Médecins Sans Frontières Luxembourg — Msf
# DRC: MSF warns dangerous gaps persist in Ebola disease response | MSF
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* …WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation | UN News — UN News
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+…Step Back — When Ebola updates list confirmed, probable, and suspected cases, what has to happen for someone to move between those categories — and why can mixing them together make the outbreak look more or less certain than it really is?Background sources
- Epidemiological case definitions for Ebola disease and Marburg disease - GOV.UK — Gov
- What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has grown into a global health emergency | PBS News — PBS News
- True scale of Congo Ebola outbreak still unknown one month in, responders say | The Straits Times — The Straits Times
- 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 — Who
- DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone : NPR — Npr
Daily TopFive for Ebola Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Ebola Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected].
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By Ebola Watch — Lantern PodcastsEbola outbreak DRC and Uganda updates keep U.S. public risk low while MSF warns surveillance, testing, contact tracing, and treatment capacity gaps are still undermining control efforts in eastern DRC.
In this episode- Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC — CDC
Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation | Ebola | CDC
# Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation
For Everyone
June 16, 2026
Español
## Key points
- CDC is responding to an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
- To date, no cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in the United States because of this outbreak.
-…Current information about Ebola | RIVM — RIVM
# Current information about Ebola
##
Find the latest updates on Ebola here
## Update 11 June 2026
### Number of Ebola cases in DRC continues to rise
On 8 June, the Ministry of Health in the DRC reported a total of 550 confirmed cases of Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus (up to and including 7 June). Of these…DRC: One month on, MSF warns dangerous gaps persist in Ebola disease response — Association d'aide médicale humanitaire — Médecins Sans Frontières Luxembourg — Msf
# DRC: MSF warns dangerous gaps persist in Ebola disease response | MSF
[Skip to main content](https://www.msf.org/drc-msf-warns-dangerous-gaps-persist-ebola-disease-response#main-content)
Menu
English en
Choose language
* English
* …WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation | UN News — UN News
[](/en/ "United Nations")
[UN News](/en/ "UN News")
Global perspective Human stories
## Language
* [العربية](/ar/)
* [中文](/zh/)
* [English](/en/)
* [Français](/fr/)
* [Русский](/ru/)
* [Español](/es/)
* [Português](/pt/)
* [Kiswahili](/sw/)
* + [Hindi हिंदी](/hi/)
+ [Urdu اردو](/ur/)
+…Step Back — When Ebola updates list confirmed, probable, and suspected cases, what has to happen for someone to move between those categories — and why can mixing them together make the outbreak look more or less certain than it really is?Background sources
- Epidemiological case definitions for Ebola disease and Marburg disease - GOV.UK — Gov
- What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has grown into a global health emergency | PBS News — PBS News
- True scale of Congo Ebola outbreak still unknown one month in, responders say | The Straits Times — The Straits Times
- 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 — Who
- DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone : NPR — Npr
Daily TopFive for Ebola Watch. Links above go to the original articles. Follow and rate Ebola Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected].