The current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with over 6,000 confirmed cases and nearly 3,000 deaths as of late August 2026, has grown faster than prior epidemics yet remains regionally concentrated across six provinces without sustained chains of transmission outside Africa. WHO’s IHR Emergency Committee has classified it as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern but explicitly not a pandemic emergency, citing low global risk, successful interruption of spread in Uganda, and effective border and contact-tracing measures that have kept imported cases isolated. Official surveillance from CDC and WHO shows no evidence of widespread international dissemination or the high reproductive numbers needed for pandemic status. While challenges like insecurity and delayed detection persist, the absence of global escalation through the end of August supports the market’s 96.2% “No” consensus. New case reports, expanded vaccination efforts, or unexpected cross-border seeding could still alter trajectories before year-end.