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The WHO has declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with over 500 suspected cases and 131 deaths as of May 19, 2026 — making it the largest Bundibugyo outbreak ever recorded. The crisis is compounded by the absence of any approved vaccine or treatment for this rare Ebola species, a three-week gap between the first known case and official detection, active armed conflict in Ituri Province, and severe cuts to international disease surveillance funding that experts say left the region dangerously exposed.