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GLOBAL OUTBREAK INTELLIGENCE · OFFICIAL SOURCES

Global Outbreak Map

Disease outbreaks reported by WHO, CDC, ECDC and PAHO, checked daily. Every figure shows who reported it and when that source last updated it.

Sources checked 20 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC3 of 4 sources reachableSource age:≤7d≤30d>30d
ACTIVE OUTBREAKS
6
HIGH / CRITICAL
3
HUMAN-TO-HUMAN (H2H)
3
SOURCE UPDATED ≤30 DAYS
2/9
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CriticalHighModerateLowColour = significance rating · Faded = source not updated in 30+ days

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GENERAL PUBLIC
CHECK LOCAL GUIDANCE

1 outbreak rated high significance with official updates in the last 30 days: Ebola (Bundibugyo) — DRC & Uganda. Significance reflects severity where cases occur, not risk to people elsewhere — follow your national public-health authority.

TRAVELLERS
DESTINATION-SPECIFIC

Outbreaks listed in: Ebola (Bundibugyo) — DRC & Uganda; Andes Hantavirus — Cruise Ship Cluster; Measles — Bangladesh; Mpox Clade Ib; H5N1 Avian Influenza; Yellow Fever — Ecuador and 3 more. Open an outbreak for the travel guidance stated by its source, and check your government's travel advice 6–8 weeks before departure.

HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSION
3 OF 9 OUTBREAKS

Person-to-person spread is documented by the source for: Andes Hantavirus — Cruise Ship Cluster; Measles — Bangladesh; Mpox Clade Ib. Documented transmission does not by itself mean sustained community spread.

DATA CONFIDENCE
2 OF 9 UPDATED ≤30 DAYS

7 outbreak records have had no official update in over 30 days and are marked as older data. Treat those figures as historical until the source publishes again.

Derived from the outbreak records above and their source dates. This is ContagionMap's interpretation, not an official WHO or government risk assessment.

LOWPneumonia of Undetermined Etiology — Russian FederationSource updated 10 days agoWHO Disease Outbreak NewsCRITICALEbola (Bundibugyo) — DRC & UgandaSource updated 12 days agoWHO Disease Outbreak NewsHIGHAndes Hantavirus — Cruise Ship ClusterSource updated 5 months agoWHO Disease Outbreak NewsMODERATEMpox Clade IbSource updated 6 months agoECDC Communicable Disease Threats ReportHIGHMeasles — BangladeshSource updated 6 months agoNaTHNaC · WHO South-East AsiaLOWDengue — TongaSource updated 6 months agoNaTHNaC · Tonga MoH

Sources & freshness

Checked daily at 07:00 UTC. Figures change only when an authority publishes.
SOURCE STATUS
SourceStatusLast checkedNewest notice
WHO Disease Outbreak News ↗Reachable20 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC15 Oct 2026
CDC Health Alert Network ↗Not yet reached20 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC—
ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report ↗Reachable20 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC16 Oct 2026
PAHO Epidemiological Alerts and Updates ↗Reachable20 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC16 Oct 2026

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