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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿง  EBOLA OUTBREAK SITUATION BRIEF – DRC/UGANDA CROSS-BORDER

๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿง  EBOLA OUTBREAK SITUATION BRIEF – DRC/UGANDA CROSS-BORDER

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Last updated: 31/05/2026 08:46
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๐Ÿšจ Breaking Newsvia Signal Intelligence

Signal intelligence indicates WHO has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) regarding an Ebola outbreak that has crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda. All 15 signals, with confidence scores ranging from 88-95%, report cross-border transmission occurring on or before 31 May 2026. Multiple signals reference a 'rare Ebola strain' though strain identification is not consistently reported. One signal mentions a concurrent displacement crisis context. The temporal clustering of reports within a 3-hour window (05:55-08:46โ€ฆ

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Source: ๐Ÿง  EBOLA OUTBREAK SITUATION BRIEF โ€“ DRC/UGANDA CROSS-BORDER

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