Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda Reviews Preparedness Measures for Ebola Disease in view of rising cases in parts of Africa

• Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) is a severe haemorrhagic fever — a species of Orthoebolavirus, family Filoviridae.
• Union Health Minister J P Nadda on 25 May 2026 reviewed India's preparedness after WHO declared a PHEIC and Africa CDC declared a PHECS over the DRC–Uganda outbreak.
• Tests UPSC themes: IHR 2005, One Health, point-of-entry surveillance, Centre–State health federalism, zoonoses.