Uganda closes its border with Congo over Ebola outbreak
Uganda has closed its border with Congo due to a surge in suspected Ebola cases. This decision comes as Ugandan health workers were exposed to the virus from Congolese patients. The World Health Organization has expressed concerns about the implications of such border closures on disease spread.
- ▪Uganda ordered the closure of its border with Congo amid rising Ebola cases.
- ▪There are 121 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo and 17 confirmed deaths.
- ▪Uganda has reported seven confirmed cases of Ebola, including one death.
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- ▪ Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of rare Ebola type are surging — Korea Times
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Uganda closes border with Congo as it tries to contain spread of rare type of Ebola — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Uganda Closes Border With Congo As Ebola Outbreak Rages (Live Updates) — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Uganda closes border with Congo after surge of rare Ebola cases — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ Uganda closes border with Congo to try to limit Ebola spread — Straits Times — World
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World Uganda closes its border with Congo over Ebola outbreak May 27, 2026 / 7:23 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging, and as cases have been confirmed at home after Ugandan health workers were exposed to the disease from Congolese patients.The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing fears of contagion in East Africa from Bundibugyo, a rare type of the Ebola virus that is behind this outbreak and that has no approved medicines or vaccines.According to numbers compiled by the U.S.
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