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Ebola: US ban on travellers from DRC, Uganda or South Sudan ‘not the solution’

Uganda or South Sudan in response to the Ebola outbreak could make the situation worse

US says American contracted Ebola in Congo as CDC announces new travel screening measures

response to the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in the DRC and [Uganda](https://www.theguardian.com/world/uganda).

Why the lessons of the DRC’s last Ebola outbreak are being tested again

Ebola emergency contact numbers in a tent at the Busunga border crossing between Uganda and the DRC. Photograph: Badru Katumba/AFP/Getty Images A second critical factor that hampered the response

This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response

Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began -- and the U.S. response ![A border health officer at the Busunga crossing between Uganda

Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?

responses in case of an outbreak. Following the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda

Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts

responses we would need to protect Americans.” On Sunday, the WHO announced that the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda

WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak

Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, requiring a coordinated response. Resources were being rushed to two affected provinces near Uganda

White House pauses removal of detainees to the DRC as Ebola outbreak widens

Ebola response official at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) during the 2014-15 outbreak. As long as the US has a ban on travelers from the DRC, Uganda

Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

Uganda and who is without symptoms. It was not clear whether any were infected. Dr. Satish Pillai, incident manager for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Ebola response

Ebola outbreak: When will a vaccine be developed for the new strain?

Uganda,” Tedros told the World Health Assembly in Geneva. ## What do we know about the new strain? How deadly is it? The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is a distinct species within the Ebola virus family

What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult?

Ebola in Bunia, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the director of the Congolese Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), told AFP news agency. One person has also died in Uganda's capital, Kampala, while another is being

Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears

Uganda On Thursday, the Rwampara health centre was stormed by a group of angry residents demanding the bodies of relatives who had died from Ebola, according to local sources. The incident was also confirmed

WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo

response operations, Abdirahman Mahamud, also said on Friday that the potential for this virus to spread rapidly was “high, very high, and that changed the whole dynamic”. The strain of Ebola was also documented

Health officials raise alarm over new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Uganda and South Sudan, together with key partners, including UN agencies and other countries, to reinforce cross-border surveillance, preparedness and response efforts. Ituri is in a remote eastern part of the DRC with poor

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

Uganda was infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, first identified in 2007. The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on May 17, 2026 over an outbreak of an Ebola strain

Suspected Ebola cases triple in a week as WHO warns of rapid spread in DRC

response operation there. The treatment centre that was attacked was designed to separate Ebola patients from others being treated in the same hospital. Ancia said she was hopeful that it would be able

Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five

Uganda with mild abdominal symptoms and later travelled from Arua, close ⁠to the border, to Entebbe before seeking ⁠care at a private hospital in the capital, Kampala. The patient initially improved and returned

U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted

Uganda, have been hit by a growing Ebola outbreak, which the World Health Organization declared a [public health emergency of international concern](https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern) on May 17. Already, there are 800 suspected cases

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda a global emergency: What to know

Uganda. Another outbreak last year killed at least 34 people before it was declared over in December. Ebola has killed about 15,000 people since it was discovered, almost all in Africa. ## What other challenges

US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany

Uganda has killed more than 130 people, with more than 500 suspected cases. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic