Preparedness

Outbreak Watch

Avicena tracks various pathogens and outbreaks. Our Outbreak Watch initiative delivers a fast digest of the latest news on research on select pathogens. Each tracker below carries a situation summary for certain regions. Choose a tracker to see the detail.

Pathogens Tracked

112

Locations Mapped

Countries Covered

10 Nov 2026

Last Updated

Confirmed in six states and a territory

H5N1 Bird Flu

clade 2.3.4.4b

The most widespread bird flu panzootic on record, confirmed in native birds in all six Australian states and in mammals.

140M

Farmed birds lost

1,000

Human cases

479

Deaths

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Updated 10 Nov 2026

Emergency, still spreading

Ebola

Bundibugyo ebolavirus

The 2026 Bundibugyo ebolavirus epidemic in DR Congo, a species with no licensed vaccine or treatment.

10,920

Confirmed cases

5,323

Deaths

2nd

Largest ever

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Updated 7 Nov 2026

Across All Trackers

Latest News

The most significant developments across every tracker, newest first.

9 Nov 2026
Ebola
INSP situation report 177 records 41 cases and 21 deaths on 7 November. The outbreak stands at 10,920 cases and 5,323 deaths. Contact follow-up fell to 69.8 percent.
INSPDRC
6 Nov 2026
Ebola
WHO reports 964 cases and 511 deaths in the DRC between its updates of 23 October and 6 November, and no new case in Kenya or Nigeria. It says its risk assessment is being revised.
WHODRC
6 Nov 2026
Ebola
The ministry discharges a sixth patient after negative tests. One patient remains in care. It reports no new case for 18 days and says the 42-day countdown starts when the last patient leaves care.
Kenya Ministry of HealthKenya
5 Nov 2026
Ebola
The UK government says a UK doctor who tested positive in the DRC has returned on a medical evacuation flight. The patient is in a high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London. It says the risk to the wider public remains low.
UK GovernmentDRC
5 Nov 2026
Ebola
INSP situation report 173 records 62 cases on 3 November, 36 of them in North Kivu, and 34 deaths. The outbreak stands at 10,668 cases and 5,198 deaths. North Kivu's treatment beds are 94.6 percent occupied. Report 172 has not been published.
INSPDRC
4 Nov 2026
Ebola
The UK government says a British citizen in the DRC has tested positive and will be flown to the UK for treatment. It says the risk to the UK public remains low. Reuters reports a healthcare worker in stable condition.
UK GovernmentDRC
4 Nov 2026
Ebola
Expert groups convened by WHO recommend adding two vaccine candidates designed against Bundibugyo virus, ChAdOx1 and mRNA-1469, to the TUMAINI trial. They enter after national approvals. WHO expects vaccine trial results in early 2027.
WHODRC
3 Nov 2026
Ebola
Kenya discharges five patients after negative tests and releases 46 more contacts from quarantine. Two patients remain in care. The ministry reports no new infection since 19 October.
Kenya Ministry of HealthKenya
3 Nov 2026
Ebola
INSP situation report 171 records 65 cases and 23 deaths on 1 November, to 10,532 cases and 5,126 deaths. It stays on the lower Ituri deaths basis and does not mention the 314.
INSPDRC