ECDC Assesses Risk From Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak as Very Low in EU/EEA

ECDC’s regularly updated outbreak assessment reports that Bundibugyo virus disease has been ongoing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since May 2026. Cases were also reported in Kenya and Nigeria in October, while the outbreak in Uganda has ended. The update provides an epidemiological and risk assessment rather than results from a clinical study.

Four outbreak-linked cases have been medically evacuated or imported to the EU/EEA: three patients were evacuated for specialist care to Germany and the Netherlands, and a fourth case was reported in France in July. All four involved people working in healthcare or humanitarian roles in affected areas of the DRC. ECDC estimates infection risk as low for EU/EEA residents living in or travelling to affected areas, and very low for people living in the EU/EEA, citing the very low likelihood of importation and secondary transmission. The agency says it will review its assessment as more information becomes available.