The ongoing 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declared in May and now the country’s largest on record with over 7,600 confirmed cases across seven provinces, anchors trader sentiment on the market. Rapid early spread through conflict zones, delayed detection, and limited vaccine efficacy against this strain have driven high implied probabilities for DRC and neighboring Uganda, where roughly 20 linked cases appeared before the localized outbreak concluded. A single imported case reached France with no further transmission. Neighboring nations face elevated cross-border risks from porous borders and displacement, though no sustained community transmission has materialized outside the epicenter as of mid-September. Upcoming catalysts include daily case trends, contact-tracing completion rates, and any new border detections before year-end.
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?
$39,661 Vol.
South Sudan
43%
Rwanda
22%
Burundi
38%
United States
20%
Canada
43%
Kenya
23%
India
44%
Republic of the Congo
24%
Nigeria
50%
Ethiopia
52%
Somalia
35%
China
25%
$39,661 Vol.
South Sudan
43%
Rwanda
22%
Burundi
38%
United States
20%
Canada
43%
Kenya
23%
India
44%
Republic of the Congo
24%
Nigeria
50%
Ethiopia
52%
Somalia
35%
China
25%
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 2026 Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, declared in May and now the country’s largest on record with over 7,600 confirmed cases across seven provinces, anchors trader sentiment on the market. Rapid early spread through conflict zones, delayed detection, and limited vaccine efficacy against this strain have driven high implied probabilities for DRC and neighboring Uganda, where roughly 20 linked cases appeared before the localized outbreak concluded. A single imported case reached France with no further transmission. Neighboring nations face elevated cross-border risks from porous borders and displacement, though no sustained community transmission has materialized outside the epicenter as of mid-September. Upcoming catalysts include daily case trends, contact-tracing completion rates, and any new border detections before year-end.
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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