The ongoing Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in May 2026, drives market odds heavily toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. As of mid-June, CDC and DRC Ministry of Health data show roughly 780 confirmed cases and 178 deaths across Ituri, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Kivu provinces, with limited local transmission plus 19 confirmed cases and two deaths reported in Uganda’s Kampala and Wakiso districts linked to cross-border travel. Regional factors including conflict-driven displacement, porous borders with Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and Kenya, and variable surveillance capacity create genuine uncertainty around additional countries. Traders monitor weekly WHO and CDC updates plus any new confirmed cases outside these two nations for resolution signals.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedWhich countries will have an Ebola case in 2026?
$15,003 Vol.
South Sudan
66%
Rwanda
56%
Burundi
48%
United States
42%
Canada
38%
Kenya
58%
India
29%
Republic of the Congo
20%
Nigeria
33%
Ethiopia
37%
Somalia
31%
China
31%
$15,003 Vol.
South Sudan
66%
Rwanda
56%
Burundi
48%
United States
42%
Canada
38%
Kenya
58%
India
29%
Republic of the Congo
20%
Nigeria
33%
Ethiopia
37%
Somalia
31%
China
31%
Any active laboratory-confirmed, or otherwise officially confirmed, Ebola infection identified within the territory of the specified country will qualify, regardless of where exposure, symptom onset, or testing occurred.
The primary resolution sources for this market will be official information from the relevant national and international health authorities; however, an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting will also suffice.
Market Opened: May 22, 2026, 12:35 PM ET
Resolver
0x65070BE91...Any active laboratory-confirmed, or otherwise officially confirmed, Ebola infection identified within the territory of the specified country will qualify, regardless of where exposure, symptom onset, or testing occurred.
The primary resolution sources for this market will be official information from the relevant national and international health authorities; however, an overwhelming consensus of credible reporting will also suffice.
Resolver
0x65070BE91...The ongoing Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in May 2026, drives market odds heavily toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. As of mid-June, CDC and DRC Ministry of Health data show roughly 780 confirmed cases and 178 deaths across Ituri, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Kivu provinces, with limited local transmission plus 19 confirmed cases and two deaths reported in Uganda’s Kampala and Wakiso districts linked to cross-border travel. Regional factors including conflict-driven displacement, porous borders with Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and Kenya, and variable surveillance capacity create genuine uncertainty around additional countries. Traders monitor weekly WHO and CDC updates plus any new confirmed cases outside these two nations for resolution signals.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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