{
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "EbolaIntel (https://ebolaintel.com)",
  "apiVersion": "v1",
  "outbreakId": "2026-drc-uganda",
  "generatedAt": "2026-05-17T19:59:24.987Z",
  "count": 6,
  "note": "Time-series of cumulative cases and deaths for the active 2026 Bundibugyo PHEIC. Some pre-PHEIC points reconstructed from contemporaneous reporting; revisions logged at /changes.",
  "snapshots": [
    {
      "date": "2026-04-21",
      "cases": 2,
      "deaths": 1,
      "source": "DRC MoH press briefing",
      "note": "First reported cluster in Bunia, initially classified as suspected viral haemorrhagic fever."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-28",
      "cases": 11,
      "deaths": 4,
      "source": "WHO AFRO situation update",
      "note": "Laboratory at INRB Kinshasa returns first BDBV-positive PCR."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-05",
      "cases": 38,
      "deaths": 12,
      "source": "WHO Disease Outbreak News",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-12",
      "cases": 124,
      "deaths": 34,
      "source": "WHO AFRO",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.afro.who.int",
      "note": "Spread documented to Rwampara and Mongbwalu health zones."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-15",
      "cases": 254,
      "deaths": 80,
      "source": "WHO DON, 15 May 2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON602",
      "note": "First Kampala case confirmed. Two more imported cases reported within 24 hours."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-17",
      "cases": 336,
      "deaths": 87,
      "source": "WHO PHEIC declaration",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern",
      "note": "WHO Director-General declares PHEIC on advice of IHR Emergency Committee."
    }
  ]
}