Bundibugyo ebolavirus from the 2026 Ebola outbreak in Uganda and DR Congo: a new variant

Alisen Ayitewala; Adrienne Amuri-Aziza; Andrew Nsawotebba; Tony Wawina-Bokalanga; Isaac Ssewanyana; Suzan Nabadda; Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki; Stephen Kanyerezi; Valeria Nakintu Zalwango; Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka; Noella Mulopo-Mukanya; Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo; Anuj Kumar; Henry Kyobe Bosa; Wilber Sabiiti; Winters Muttamba; Barnabas Bakamutumaho; Bruce Kirenga; Mansi Dutt; Gustavo Sganzerla Martinez; David J. Kelvin; Charles Olaro; Jane-Ruth O. Aceng; Diana Atwiine; Placide Mbala-Kingebeni; Misaki Wayengera

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01079-2

Bundibugyo ebolavirus from the 2026 Ebola outbreak in Uganda and DR Congo: a new variant

Alisen Ayitewala
, Adrienne Amuri-Aziza
, Andrew Nsawotebba
, Tony Wawina-Bokalanga
, Isaac Ssewanyana
, Suzan Nabadda
, Eddy Kinganda-Lusamaki
, Stephen Kanyerezi
, Valeria Nakintu Zalwango
, Daniel Mukadi-Bamuleka
, Noella Mulopo-Mukanya
, Gradi Luakanda-Ndelemo
, Anuj Kumar
, Henry Kyobe Bosa
, Wilber Sabiiti
, Winters Muttamba
, Barnabas Bakamutumaho
, Bruce Kirenga
, Mansi Dutt
, Gustavo Sganzerla Martinez

David J. Kelvin, Charles Olaro, Jane-Ruth O. Aceng, Diana Atwiine, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Misaki Wayengera

Clinical Virology

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Original language	English
Journal	Lancet
Volume	408
Issue number	10552
Pages (from-to)	317-319
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0140-6736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01079-2
Publication status	Published - 25-Jul-2026

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Ayitewala, A., Amuri-Aziza, A., Nsawotebba, A., Wawina-Bokalanga, T., Ssewanyana, I., Nabadda, S., Kinganda-Lusamaki, E., Kanyerezi, S., Zalwango, V. N., Mukadi-Bamuleka, D., Mulopo-Mukanya, N., Luakanda-Ndelemo, G., Kumar, A., Bosa, H. K., Sabiiti, W., Muttamba, W., Bakamutumaho, B., Kirenga, B., Dutt, M., ... Wayengera, M. (2026). Bundibugyo ebolavirus from the 2026 Ebola outbreak in Uganda and DR Congo: a new variant. Lancet, 408(10552), 317-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01079-2

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