Contextual Note on the Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak in Ituri (2026)
Authors: Jules Villa (1, 2, 3) , Dieu Merci Amuda , Bagamba Araali (4) , Adolphe Agenonga Chober (5) , Way Alege (6) , Juliet Bedford (7) , Douglas Boone (8) , Diane Duclos (9) , Alain Epelboin (10) , Daniel Fahey , Mark Godeschalk (11) , Tamara Giles-Vernick (1, 2, 3) , Myfanwy James (12) , Patrick Larochelle (13) , Anne Laudisoit , Hayley Macgregor (14) , Almudena Mari Saez (15, 16) , Simon Marijsse (15, 16) , Pierre Odimo Lokombe , Sung-Joon Park (17) , Johan Pottier (18) , Pascal Takaibone , Kristof Titeca (19) , Christian Vangazi , Paul Vikanza (20) , Koen Vlassenroot (21) , Kennedy Wema Muhindo (17) , Annie Wilkinson (22)
This note provides contextual background on the Ituri province, currently affected by an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak. The note does not directly address the news and latest developments in the Ebola response, it rather presents the general context in which public health actions are being deployed by drawing on regional expertise and existing academic work. This note was originally written in French and a French version is available
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