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WHO receives 4.5 tons of medical equipment and essential supplies for the Ebola response, including much needed testing supplies, which will be used to strengthen the diagnostic capabilities of laboratories in Ituri. Bunia airport, Ituri, DRC
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Diagnostic Testing for Ebola disease, including Bundibugyo virus disease

12 June 2026 11:00 – 13:00 CET

This session was focused on diagnostic testing for Ebola disease and in particular for disease caused by Bundibugyo virus. Panelists discussed testing strategies, biosafety considerations and considerations to refer samples, implement testing and scale up capacities, as applicable.

We welcomed:

  • Dr Stephan Guenther,& Dr Sophie Duraffour Bernard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
  • Dr Jerome Lock-Wah-Hoon, National Institute for Public Health and Environment
  • Dr Richard Molenkamp, Erasmus University
  • Dr Nadia Wauquier, Anaïs Legand and Céline Barnadas, WHO

The webinar was held in English with live interpretation in Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish.

Read the webinar highlights HERE

Launched in May 2020, this knowledge sharing platform aims to enhance WHO guidance dissemination and best practice sharing among public health laboratories globally. WHO is grateful to the technical and financial partners who have helped to support and sustain this webinar series.