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Outbreak Snapshots Directory
Hand-checked outbreak entries, each with its source and date, as of 7 November 2026. This is a directory of dated snapshots, not a live tracker — check the official source for the latest figures.
Published 6 November 2026 · Last reviewed 7 November 2026 · Next review 7 May 2027
Hand-checked outbreak entries
Official sources to check first
- WHO Disease Outbreak News:
authoritative WHO outbreak reports.
WHO — Disease Outbreak News (opens in a new tab) - CDC Outbreaks:
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outbreak pages.
CDC — Outbreaks (opens in a new tab) - ECDC Public Health Events:
daily EU epidemic-intelligence updates and weekly threat reports (EU/EEA only).
ECDC — Public Health Events (opens in a new tab) - WHO AFRO Weekly Bulletins on Outbreaks:
weekly African Region outbreak bulletins.
WHO AFRO — Outbreaks and other emergencies updates (opens in a new tab)
Outbreak entries — checked 7 November 2026
- Ebola disease (Bundibugyo virus), DR Congo — a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, declared 17 May 2026. 10,532 confirmed cases and 5,126 confirmed deaths as of 1 November 2026. Source: UK Health Security Agency, Outbreaks under monitoring, week 44 (5 November 2026).
- Cholera — the seventh pandemic, ongoing since 1961. 2025 was the deadliest year since 1999: 451,499 cases and 7,870 deaths in 47 countries. Source: WHO cholera fact sheet (29 September 2026).
- Dengue — over 2 million cases and over 1,000 deaths since the start of 2026, as of September 2026, with local transmission now reported in parts of Europe. Source: ECDC dengue worldwide overview.
- Measles, United States — 5,182 confirmed cases as of 5 November 2026, more than double the 2025 full-year total. US figures only — not worldwide. Source: CDC, Measles Cases and Outbreaks (updated 6 November 2026).
Entries are dated snapshots. Figures move; the official source linked under each entry is the current record.
The eight outbreak guides on this site carry the full picture behind these entries: Pandemics happening now, Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak, Cholera, Dengue and chikungunya, Measles, Mpox, Bird flu (H5N1) and Why outbreaks happen.
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