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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

At its current pace, [the current ebola outbreak in the DRC] is on track to eclipse the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016. - WHO Director-General That outbreak recorded over 28,000 confirmed cases.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

DRC Ebola update: Passing 4,000 confirmed cases and 1,850 deaths.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In the 11 weeks since the Ebola outbreak was detected, 3,973 confirmed cases and 1,801 deaths have been reported in the DRC. For context, the West Africa outbreak recorded 454 cases during the same time period.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Hidden transmission in eastern DRC: Is the Ebola outbreak’s biggest blind spot currently unfolding inside the displacement camps? And breakdown of the latest reports from rural Ituri and Haut Uele: outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/hidden-ebo...

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Hidden Ebola Transmission: What’s Really Happening in DRC’s Displacement Camps?

And reports of a neglected response in rural Ituri and Haut Uele.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

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Hidden Ebola Transmission: What’s Really Happening in DRC’s Displacement Camps?

And reports of a neglected response in rural Ituri and Haut Uele.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has officially become the largest recorded in the country's history, with 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths. It is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, behind only the West Africa outbreak which infected over 28,000 people.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Critical surveillance gaps in the DRC, per Africa CDC: >80% of new Ebola cases are not linked to known contacts (hidden transmission chains). >60% of deaths occur in the community, outside treatment centers.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Reporting over 100 new Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period pushes the DRC outbreak past 3,000 total cases, as sustained community transmission reaches Haut Uele. A breakdown of the latest data and what to watch out for: outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/over-100-c...

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Over 100 Cases in 24 Hours: DRC Passes 3,000 Ebola Cases as Haut Uele on the South Sudan Border Enters Sustained Community Spread.

Record daily case numbers and major surveillance gaps in Haut Uele reflect mounting pressure on response efforts.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Very worrying. DRC just reported 125 new confirmed Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period, right after passing 100 daily cases for the first time yesterday. The outbreak is accelerating, not just driven by more testing: 50% of all tests in Ituri were positive.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

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Over 100 Cases in 24 Hours: DRC Passes 3,000 Ebola Cases as Haut Uele on the South Sudan Border Enters Sustained Community Spread.

Record daily case numbers and major surveillance gaps in Haut Uele reflect mounting pressure on response efforts.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

For the first time in the current outbreak, the DRC has reported over 100 new Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period. Total confirmed cases have now officially surpassed 3,000.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The DRC reports 97 new confirmed Ebola cases, the highest single day total of the outbreak so far. An additional 62 deaths were recorded, mostly in the community, indicating that unmonitored transmission chains are spreading unchecked.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC has officially passed 1,000 confirmed deaths, reaching over 2,500 total cases in just over two months. It remains the fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Per the latest DRC SITREP, three new health zones in Haut Uele have confirmed 14 Ebola cases and 13 deaths, including a case in the capital city of Isiro. 😬 This extreme fatality rate suggests massive underreporting and is very bad news for nearby South Sudan.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If Ebola Bundibugyo establishes uncontrolled community transmission in Kisangani, it has a direct waterborne corridor to Kinshasa, a megacity of 21.9 million. Why the expansion into Haut Uele and Tshopo threatens a multi nation epidemic: open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

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Ebola’s Two Fronts: Entering a Key DRC Port and the Haut Uele Frontier

The simultaneous expansion into a major shipping hub and a province bordering South Sudan threatens to push the outbreak past the point of domestic containment.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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Ebola’s Two Fronts: Entering a Key DRC Port and the Haut Uele Frontier

The simultaneous expansion into a major shipping hub and a province bordering South Sudan threatens to push the outbreak past the point of domestic containment.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

How well is the WHO’s latest Ebola model holding up? With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is locking firmly into the model's "central scenario" (projecting 8,210 cases by Sept 16). outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/how-the-wh...

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How the WHO’s latest Ebola model is holding up after projecting 8,210 cases under its 'central scenario' by September 16.

With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is aligning precisely with the model’s path.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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How the WHO’s latest Ebola model is holding up after projecting 8,210 cases under its 'central scenario' by September 16.

With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is aligning precisely with the model’s path.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

H5 bird flu found in wastewater in New Jersey and Las Vegas, according to CDC's wastewater program. New Jersey don't have any known cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry or dairy cattle.

A map of the US showing wastewater sample stations and if H5 bird flu was detected.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

H5 bird flu found in wastewater in New Jersey and Las Vegas, according to CDC's wastewater program. New Jersey don't have any known cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry or dairy cattle.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development, according to Reuters.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

White House’s Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, May Shrink Under Trump, according to TIME.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Local veterinarians are warning pet owners to take extra precautions as a particularly contagious strain of bird flu spreads across the country. Cats in particular are at risk of contracting the virus, according to veterinarians at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital in New Jersey.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Cat in Bologna, Italy, tested positive for H5N1 bird flu. The animal lived in close contact with the poultry of a small family farm where bird flu had already been identified.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and is advising I pet owners to keep their cats and dogs away from sick or deceased wild birds and animals. Pet owners should also discourage indoor/outdoor cats from hunting wildlife because of the ongoing threat posed by H5N1 bird flu.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture which showed that over 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. were killed by H5N1 bird flu in the last quarter of 2024.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Mishandled Response to the Bird Flu Leaves U.S. Vulnerable to Outbreak, according to Scientific American. "The U.S. government lost control of the bird flu because of a sluggish response and deference to industry."

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

CDC issued a health advisory in response to the ongoing human infections with H5N1 bird flu and high levels of seasonal flu. "For hospitalized patients testing positive for influenza type A, faster testing to identify the influenza A virus subtype is recommended."

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

All tests from the suspected Marburg virus outbreak were negative for the virus, according to the Ministry of Health.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Wastewater in Nebraska tested positive for H5 bird flu. The state doesn't have any known outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows or humans.

A chart showing a wastewater sample station in Lincoln, Nebraska. Red indicates that H5 bird flu was found in wastewater samples.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Wastewater in Portland, Maine, tested positive for H5 bird flu, according to WastewaterSCAN.

A chart showing a wastewater sample stations in Portland, Maine. Red indicates that H5 bird flu was found in wastewater samples.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Lincoln Park Zoo in Illinois reports a harbor seal and flamingo death due to H5N1 bird flu. "While the confirmed source of exposure is unknown for either case, it is near certain the cause is from contact with a waterfowl infected with HPAI"

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division has detected H5 bird flu at very low levels in wastewater samples collected at the Līhuʻe Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kauaʻi.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Experts believe H5N1 bird flu belongs in a growing category of infectious diseases that can cause pandemics across many species. But there are ways to reduce the risks, according to the Guardian.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The government has two bird flu vaccine candidates in limited quantities in its stockpile. Biden administration officials have said they have no current plans to authorize them, according to NBC News.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The CDC confirmed the H5N1 bird flu case in a child in San Francisco, stating that the exposure source is "unknown". A total of 67 cases and one death have been reported in the US since 2024.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Bird Flu Is Raising Red Flags Among Health Officials, according to John Hopkins. "H5N1 is a dynamic virus that poses an increasing threat in terms of spillover and pandemic potential."

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The Public Health Agency of Canada has increased its risk assessment for H5N1 bird flu, saying, while the risk remains low for the general public, the situation is worsening, according to Ottawa Citizen.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Is it time for the public to sit up and take notice? "I think it’s past time [...] Bird flu deaths are rare events, but sooner or later we would expect one to occur." - Harvard epidemiologist William Hanage

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Three house mice and three deer mice tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to the USDA.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The Biden administration, in its waning days, is allocating $306m to respond to public health threats from bird flu, but it’s not clear whether the incoming Trump administration will continue such work, according to the Guardian.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Tanzania reports a suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus with six suspected cases and five deaths. "The risk of this suspected MVD outbreak is assessed as high at the national level due to several concerning factors." - WHO

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

A mountain lion in Nebraska and an ermine in Alaska tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to the USDA.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Florida reports two dolphins infected with H5N1 bird flu, according to the USDA.

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Infectious Disease Tracker @hmpxvt.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Seven new H5N1 bird flu cases in cats have been reported, according to the USDA. One new case in South Dakota, one new case in Minnesota, two new cases in Colorado, and three new cases in California. A total of 74 cats have been infected in the US.

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