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A Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri Province has spread to Uganda and been declared both a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO and a continental emergency by Africa CDC, with 88 confirmed cases and more than 176 suspected deaths as of May 23, 2026. Unlike previous Ebola outbreaks caused by Zaire or Sudan strains, there is no approved vaccine or specific therapeutic for Bundibugyo virus, leaving response teams reliant on contact tracing, isolation, and supportive care — while U.S. funding cuts and the dismantling of USAID have weakened the global health architecture that previous outbreaks depended on.