Introduction
The ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda represents a major regional public health emergency with international implications. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the event a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 17 May 2026, while clarifying that it did not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency [1]. This distinction reflects the revised International Health Regulations framework, which allows WHO to distinguish a PHEIC from a pandemic emergency when an event is serious and internationally relevant but does not meet the additional criteria for a pandemic emergency.
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Link: https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S1198-743X(26)00285-5/fulltext
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