{
  "question": "Was today a pandemic?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-pandemic",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — no pandemic emergency has been declared; WHO is only tracking the DR Congo Ebola outbreak.",
  "details": [
    "WHO declared Ebola a PHEIC in May 2026, not a pandemic",
    "WHO rates global risk from that outbreak as low",
    "Mpox emergency ended earlier in 2026"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in DR Congo: current trajectory and potential risk for a Pandemic Emergency",
      "url": "https://khub.africacdc.org/storage/uploads/publications/41nkqiP5e2sFcp6c4XupMvXYknSn4IxqMKOyQOVK.pdf#1#1#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "NewVision.co.ug",
      "url": "https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/health/who-says-ebola-outbreak-not-pandemic-emergenc-NV_234095_082026#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Newsmax",
      "url": "https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/congo-ebola-uganda-who-africa-emergency/2026/05/17/id/1256518/#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "경상남도청소년지원재단",
      "url": "https://gnyouth.net/who-says-ebola-not-a-pandemic-emergency-and-u-s-criticism-over-response-may-be-down-to-misunderstanding/#tabbed-1-categorised"
    },
    {
      "title": "Panapress",
      "url": "https://www.panapress.com/results-search-lang2-Tedros.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "밴쿠버 조선일보",
      "url": "https://www.vanchosun.com/news/main/frame.php?main=1&boardId=26&bdId=86468&search_typeId="
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-27",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-pandemic/2026-10-27",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T08:54:48.840Z"
}