1.0Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Responsehttps://medicine.nus.edu.sg/ciderrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yH9RTVIKTt"><a href="https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cider/news/don-08june26-ebola/">Update: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cider/news/don-08june26-ebola/embed/#?secret=yH9RTVIKTt" width="600" height="338" title="“Update: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda” — Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response" data-secret="yH9RTVIKTt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cider/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cider/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2026/06/WHO-DON-8-June26.png930619The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is expanding rapidly. As of June 6, 2026, health officials have confirmed 534 total cases and 93 deaths across both countries. The overall case fatality rate (CFR) stands at 17.4%.The DRC is the epicenter of the crisis. It reports 515 confirmed cases and 91 deaths, with a CFR of 17.7%. Ituri Province alone accounts for 94% of the country's infections. Meanwhile, Uganda has reported 19 confirmed cases and two deaths. There is no community spread in Uganda yet. All cases there link back to travel from the DRC or transmission inside healthcare facilities.