Ongoing regional Ebola outbreaks caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, declared a public health emergency of international concern in May 2026, have not met pandemic criteria due to the absence of sustained human-to-human transmission beyond affected zones and very low global importation risk according to WHO and ECDC assessments. Hantavirus clusters and other localized threats like cholera or avian influenza strains similarly lack evidence of efficient airborne or community spread. With no new WHO pandemic declaration through September and surveillance systems actively monitoring for spillover events, trader consensus aligns with historical patterns where most zoonotic outbreaks remain contained. Rapid viral mutation or undetected cross-border seeding could still alter trajectories before year-end.