Well being minister urges individuals within the nation ‘to stay alert’ and proceed observing public well being measures.
Revealed On 28 Jul 2026
Authorities in Uganda have declared the nation freed from Ebola, as infections from the viral haemorrhagic illness continue to surge in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Ugandan Well being Minister Chris Baryomunsi on Tuesday introduced the “profitable completion of the obligatory 42-day monitoring interval which begun after the discharge of the final Ugandan nationwide, a regionally transmitted affected person, on the 16 of June, 2026”.
“All through this interval the Ministry of Well being maintained intensive surveillance nationwide, and no new Ebola circumstances have been detected,” Baryomunsi stated.
In a later assertion on social media, Baryomunsi urged Ugandans “to stay alert” and proceed observing public well being measures.
Of the 20 confirmed circumstances, 18 had been discharged whereas two died from the viral haemorrhagic illness, each of whom had been from the DRC, the place a a lot bigger outbreak has been beneath means since mid-Could.
In accordance with the Congolese Ministry of Well being, there have been not less than 3,262 infections within the DRC, with 1,437 individuals killed. That is practically the identical because the 2018-2020 outbreak that’s the largest ever recorded within the nation.
The World Well being Group says the most recent Ebola outbreak is the quickest spreading ever recorded, and that its true scale might be two to 4 instances bigger than reported information.
The virus pressure spreading within the DRC is Bundibugyo, which is the rarest of the 4 variants of Ebola identified to have an effect on people and at the moment has no accepted vaccines or remedies.
Ebola is a viral haemorrhagic illness that may trigger fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and inner bleeding. It spreads via direct contact with the bodily fluids of people who find themselves sick with the virus or who’ve died from it.
