Infodemic Trends Report- Special issue on the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease 01–30 June 2026

Infodemic Trends Report- Special issue on the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease 01–30 June 2026 diarrasa@who.int Fri, 24/07/2026 - 08:27 📢 The latest Infodemic Insights report from the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) is now available!Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed fewer updates from us as our team has been fully engaged in providing operational support for infodemic management as part of the ongoing Ebola response. We are pleased to announce that the June 2026 Infodemic Insights Report is now available, covering community discussions and emerging trends throughout the month of June.🗓 Reporting period: 1–30 June 2026📌 Key highlights:🦠 Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (BVD), Democratic Republic of the Congo: Communities remained highly engaged throughout the outbreak, but continued to raise important questions about transmission, symptoms, care pathways, and supportive treatment. The report highlights that widespread awareness of the outbreak has not yet translated into the practical understanding needed to seek timely care and fully cooperate with response efforts.🕊️ Safe and Dignified Burials (SDB): Funeral-related concerns remained among the most sensitive topics. Community discussions reflected grief, frustration, and mistrust, fueled by videos showing confrontations with burial teams, rumors about empty or opened coffins, and limited understanding of burial and decontamination procedures. These concerns continue to create operational challenges for response teams.🤝 Trust, transparency, and misinformation: Political narratives, insecurity, and limited access to essential services continued to shape how communities interpreted Ebola-related information. Narratives suggesting that the outbreak was politically or financially motivated persisted, alongside misinformation about medicines and traditional remedies, increasing the risk of delayed care-seeking and self-medication.📞 Listening to communities: Call centers continued to provide valuable real-time insights, revealing strong public demand for greater transparency regarding case numbers, validation processes, and official announcements. These findings reinforce the importance of two-way communication as a core component of emergency response.💡 Why it matters: The findings from June demonstrate that closing information gaps alone is not enough. Building trust requires transparent communication, meaningful community engagement, and response operations that acknowledge and address the realities and concerns people face every day. Infodemic Trends Report- Special issue on the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease 01–30 June 2026.pdf (3.07 MB) Rapport sur les informations liées à l’infodémie du 1er au 30 Juin 2026.pdf (2.19 MB) Related Health Topics Ebola Disease

This summary is based on reporting by WHO Africa.

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