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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Uganda Declares Its Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Over

  Kampala, UgandaWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 08/27/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better34 days agoWHO^[1] Africa's news release dated 27 August 2026 says the 42-day countdown from the last patient's discharge on 16 July was complete and the outbreak had ended; Uganda had announced interruption of local transmission on 28 July.

  Africa CDC and WHO welcomed the end of Uganda's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak after 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case, counted from the last imported patient's discharge on 16 July 2026. Uganda reported 20 confirmed cases (15 imported from DRC, 5 local), 18 recoveries and 2 deaths.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Ebola Bundibugyo Emergency Committee Due to Meet a Third Time

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 11/18/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 49 daysNo date is announced: the committee met for the first time on 22 May and again on "18 August 2026" ("met for the second time to reassess the situation"), and WHO's^{[1][2][3][4][5]} IHR Q&A says Emergency Committees "are reconvened at least every three months", so mid-November is estimated.

  WHO's IHR Emergency Committee on the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic is due to reconvene, roughly three months after its 18 August meeting, to say whether the emergency still stands. WHO counts 7,890 confirmed cases and 3,799 deaths in the DRC as of 23 September 2026.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Tumaini Bundibugyo Ebola Vaccine Trial Starts in Bunia

  Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the CongoUniversity of Antwerp

  

  10/20/2026 - 06/30/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 20 daysClinicalTrials.gov^[1] lists a start date of 2026-10-20 flagged "ESTIMATED" with status "NOT_YET_RECRUITING", and study completion of 2027-06 (estimated).

  The Tumaini Phase 2/3 platform trial plans to vaccinate the contacts of confirmed Bundibugyo cases in rings around each case in Bunia, targeting 3,810 participants. Run by the University of Antwerp and INRB with CEPI and WHO, it is registered to start on 20 October 2026.

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• Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk

  WHO Declares the West Africa Ebola Outbreak an Emergency

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 08/08/2014CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12.1 years agoThe WHO^[2] declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 8 August 2014, following the emergency committee's meeting of 6-7 August.

  Eight months after the first cases in Guinea, the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in West Africa a public health emergency of international concern. It became the largest Ebola outbreak in history: more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  70,000 Ervebo Doses Released for DRC's Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak

  Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the CongoWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 08/17/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better44 days agoWHO's^[1] 20 August 2026 release says the ICG informed the DRC government 'on Monday' of the immediate initial release, which is Monday 17 August 2026.

  The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision released 70,000 Ervebo doses from the global Ebola stockpile to the DRC: 20,000 for a Phase 3 trial and 50,000 for frontline and health workers. WHO stresses it is not known whether Ervebo protects against Bundibugyo virus.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Africa CDC-WHO Continental Ebola Plan Reaches Its End Date

  Africa CDC Headquarters, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAfrica CDC

  

  Starts 11/30/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 61 daysWHO^[1] describes "The six-month plan, covering June to November 2026", giving only a month, so the pin takes the last day of November.

  The six-month joint Africa CDC and WHO continental Ebola preparedness and response plan, which sought US$518 million, covers June to November 2026 and so runs out at the end of November. Africa CDC's advisers still advise keeping the continental emergency in place.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  CPHIA 2026 Public Health in Africa Conference Opens in Addis Ababa

  Addis Ababa, EthiopiaAfrica CDC

  

  11/23/2026 - 11/27/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 54 daysAfrica CDC's^[1][2][3] event page gives "23-27 November 2026" in Addis Ababa, co-hosted with the Government of Ethiopia.

  Africa CDC and Ethiopia host the 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa, 23-27 November 2026, under the theme of health security and sovereignty as the Bundibugyo Ebola emergency continues.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Indonesia Opens the Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar Toll Road, Trans Sumatera's First Major Stretch

  Bakauheni, Lampung Selatan, Lampung, IndonesiaHutama Karya

  

  Starts 03/08/2019CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better7.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: President Joko Widodo inaugurated the toll road at the Natar toll gate, with the remaining sections becoming operational on March 8, 2019.

  Indonesia opened the 140.9km Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar toll road in Lampung, the flagship first section of the Trans Sumatera Toll Road network built by state contractor Hutama Karya.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  Hidroituango Dam Crisis Forces Mass Evacuation in Colombia

  Ituango, Antioquia, ColombiaEPM

  

  Starts 05/12/2018CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8.4 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "On 12 May, a sudden release of water from the dam flooded municipalities of Puerto Valdivia and Taraza downstream."

  A blocked diversion tunnel at Colombia's roughly $4 billion Hidroituango hydroelectric project triggered flooding and landslides that forced thousands of people downstream to evacuate.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  South-East Asia's Measles and Rubella Elimination Deadline Falls

  WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, IndiaWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 12/31/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins6 years late68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 92 daysAt the Seventy-seventh Regional Committee on 10 October 2024 members "agreed to extend the target for elimination of measles and rubella by the Region, aspiring to achieve by 2026"; a year alone is taken as its last day.^[1]

  WHO South-East Asia's target to eliminate measles and rubella by 2026 reaches its deadline on 31 December, after being moved from 2020 to 2023 to 2026. The Regional Verification Commission warned in June that the target "may not be achieved" as outbreaks rise in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Thailand and Maldives.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Nigeria Reports Over 65,000 Suspected Cholera Cases in 2026

  Abuja, NigeriaNigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

  

  Starts 08/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better33 days agoPremium Times (28 August 2026) and Leadership^[2] report NCDC Director-General Jide Idris gave the figures at a press briefing in Abuja 'on Friday', which is 28 August 2026.

  At a 28 August 2026 press briefing in Abuja, NCDC said Nigeria had recorded more than 65,000 suspected cholera cases across 35 states and about 195 LGAs, with weekly cases well below the season's peak. It also cited over 10,000 confirmed diphtheria cases.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Europe West Nile Season Reaches 1,569 Local Cases in 16 Countries

  ECDC, Solna, SwedenECDC

  

  Starts 09/25/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5 days agoECDC CDTR week 39 published 25 September 2026: 'as at 23 September, 186 areas affected by West Nile virus have been identified in 16 countries'.^[1]

  ECDC's week 39 threats report says 186 areas in 16 European countries have been affected by West Nile virus this season, with 1,569 locally acquired human cases as at 23 September 2026.

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