Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five
Uganda has confirmed three new cases of Ebola, raising the total to five in the current outbreak. The World Health Organization has declared the situation a public health emergency of international concern, particularly due to the high risk of a national epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities are intensifying contact tracing efforts to manage the spread of the virus.
- ▪Uganda's health ministry reported three new Ebola cases, bringing the total to five.
- ▪The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
- ▪The new cases include a driver of the first confirmed patient and a health worker exposed to that patient.
- ▪A woman from Congo entered Uganda with mild symptoms and later tested positive for Ebola after seeking care.
- ▪All identified contacts linked to the confirmed cases are being closely monitored.
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Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to fiveSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxWorkers stand guard at the gate of the Kibuli Muslim Hospital where a Congolese man died of Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Kibuli suburb of Kampala, Uganda May 16, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker LubowaPublished May 23, 2026, 05:50 PMUpdated May 23, 2026, 05:50 PMMay 23 - Uganda has confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in the current outbreak there to five, the health ministry said on Saturday, as authorities stepped up contact tracing to contain the spread.The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain a public health emergency of international concern, and said the risk of a national epidemic in the…
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