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Ebola PHEIC Pushes Border Surveillance and U.S. Alerts

Monday, June 15, 2026 · 9 min

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Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in DRC and Uganda is under WHO’s PHEIC designation, while CDC alerts and Uganda-DRC district surveillance agreements show the response shifting to cross-border coordination, travel risk management, and classic containment without licensed Bundibugyo-specific tools.

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Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in DRC and Uganda is under WHO’s PHEIC designation, while CDC alerts and Uganda-DRC district surveillance agreements show the response shifting to cross-border coordination, travel risk management, and classic containment without licensed Bundibugyo-specific tools.

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