WHO greenlights Cepheid’s Ebola diagnostic amid ongoing Bundibugyo outbreak

The WHO declared the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Central Africa as a public emergency in May 2026. The WHO declared the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Central Africa as a public emergency in May 2026. Cepheid’s GeneXpert Dx is the fourth diagnostic to have received an EUL from the WHO since the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in Central Africa was declared a public emergency in May 2026. Credit: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com Cepheid’s haemorrhagic fever panel has become the fourth diagnostic for detecting the Bundibugyo (BVD) Ebola virus strain to receive an emergency use listing (EUL) from the World Health Organization (WHO) amid an…

Source: Medical Device Network