Threat assessment brief: Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus – Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda – 2026 (ecdc.europa.eu)

• ECDC risk assessment: very low for EU/EEA
• Bundibugyo virus less lethal than Ebola Zaire
• Diagnostic challenges with standard PCR

"The ECDC assesses the risk to the EU/EEA as very low. The outbreak of Bundibugyo virus in DRC and Uganda presents clinical and diagnostic challenges but has lower lethality than Ebola Zaire."