The 2026 Bundibugyo virus outbreak: a test of global outbreak preparedness
On 17 May 2026, the WHO declared a Bundibugyo virus disease (BV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) [1]. Th...
Authors
- Raman Swathy Vaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-4110)
- Ashley Quigley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3800-654X)
- Padmanesan Narasimhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2020-0865)
- Tarun Bhatnagar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-1418)
- Chandini Raina MacIntyre
Institutions
- International Council on Mining and Metals (GB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- CSIRO Health and Biosecurity (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2026.2689412
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00