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Emergence of a Bundibugyo virus variant in the 2026 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

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By Adrienne Amuri-Aziza, Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo, Alisen Ayitewala, Daan Jansen, Pascal Adroba-Tandele, Andrew Tebba, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki, Stephen Kanyerezi, Pontiano Kaleebu, Christian B. Ngandu, Allan N. Muruta, Daudi Jjingo, Susan Nabadda, Raphael Lumembe-Numbi, Olga Ntumba-Tshitenge, Misaki Wayengera, Ibrahimm Mugerwa, John O. Otshudiema, Judith Kyokushaba, Daniel J Kyabayinze, Uganda Ministry, ACE-Uganda consortium, Henry Kyobe Bosa, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka, Charles Olaro, Princesse Paku-Tshambu, Ahidjo Ayouba, Sabue Mulangu, Aloysious Ssemaganda, Nick Loman, Anne W. Rimoin, Atek Kagiria, Samuel W. Wilkinson, Benard Lubwama, Kevin K Ariën, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Áine O’Toole, Dieudonné K. Mwamba, Christian T. Happi, Martine Peeters, Laurens Liesenborghs, Piet Maes, Miles W Carroll, Jason Kindrachuk, Pierre Akilimali, Andrew Rambaut, Koen Vercauteren, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga, Isaac Ssewanyana, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
| Nature Verified
Abstract In May 2026, an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (BDBV, species Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense) was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cases originating from DRC and locally transmitted cases reported in Uganda. Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreaks were previously recorded in 2007-2008 in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, and in 2012 in Isiro, DRC. Here, we generated 22 genomes from samples obtained from individuals with BVD in DRC and Uganda.
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Community engagement should be the priority for containment of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak

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By Ngashi Ngongo, Yap Boum, Tolbert Nyenswah, Kyeng Mercy, Aimé Noula Mbonda, Pierre Akilimali, Atek Kagirita, Nebiyu Dereje, Jean Kaseya, Marie-Roseline Belizaire, Landry Dongmo Tsague, Fidele Ngabo Gaga, Jerome Pfaffmann, Ghaffar Gomina, Aarunima Bhatnagar
| Nature Verified
One month since its declaration as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) and a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has been expanding, despite the rapid mobilization of resources for containment, the establishment of the continental Incident...
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The African coalition for research and communication on abortion: shifting power, building capacity, defending rights

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By Akanni I Akinyemi, Pierre Akilimali, Naa Dodua Dodoo
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Unsafe abortion remains an important, yet preventable, cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in Africa. Those already marginalised by poverty, geography, age or other forms of social exclusion bear this burden most acutely. A range of barriers limiting access to safe and comprehensive abortion care continues to exist throughout the entire African region.
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