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DRC and Uganda, has not reported any Ebola cases in the current outbreak but remains
outbreak after it reached the urban area of Goma, threatening to spread internationally to nearby Rwanda. “The current epidemic already comprises confirmed cases across both the DRC and Uganda, which likely influenced the declaration
case in the major eastern DRC city of Goma, which is controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5620x3747+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F23%2F1fc0eb494899b1b2b7027daaa4b4%2Febola-2276381440.jpg) To keep Ebola from spreading in this current outbreak, a border health officer
Uganda. African health officials warn the outbreak could become [the worst on record](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo.html) and take a year to contain at current infection rates. The worst Ebola outbreak [on record](https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/index.html)
Uganda has recorded two laboratory-confirmed cases linked to travellers arriving from the DRC, including one death in the capital, Kampala. “The number of cases and deaths we are seeing in such a short timeframe
case of an outbreak. Following the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, the WHO has deployed experts, personal protective equipment (PPE), laboratory support and emergency funding while coordinating regional preparedness efforts. But these sorts
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
current outbreak was a different type, with fuller genetic sequencing results due within 24 hours. The health watchdog said it was convening an urgent meeting on Friday with authorities from the DRC, Uganda and South
DRC has had relatively little global attention compared with this month’s hantavirus outbreak, which affected cruise ship passengers from 23 countries, including wealthy Western nations. “You just need one contact case
Uganda, where the Bundibugyo species is currently spreading. Conducting clinical trials in any outbreak can be hard, since it's tough to know where cases will be in the future. This particular outbreak could
Ebola outbreak on record. There were more than 28,600 cases reported and 11,000 deaths, according to the [World Health Organization](https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/ebola-outbreak-2014-2016-West-Africa). And, Bausch adds, that with modern connectivity, road networks
current outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo variant, which has no approved treatment or vaccine. It is named after the district in western Uganda where it was first discovered in 2007. Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum
current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders are now “playing catch-up”. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Uganda, while nine cases have been confirmed. There are currently no confirmed cases in Kenya. The country has never recorded the disease. Despite the protests in Kenya and a court order, plans for the centre
Uganda, which shares busy border communities with the DRC, WHO confirmed nine cases and at least one death on Tuesday. The Ugandan government added later on the same day that six new cases had been
Uganda, it had caused two deaths from 19 confirmed cases as of 6 June, [according to WHO](https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON606). The DRC report also noted that the outbreak in the country had spread to three
Uganda, 19 cases and two deaths have been reported. “If we don’t stop the outbreak very soon, it will be worse than what we had in West Africa and eastern DRC,” Kaseya said, referring
cases in the US would be challenging with our current workforce,” Gronvall said. She added: “It is a strategic mistake – and a national security vulnerability – that we are worse off now to handle infectious disease
Uganda. “The outbreak had a big head start, and we’re still behind” but the response was catching up, Tedros said, with treatment centres now established across Ituri province, the most affected part of DRC
Ebola infections from the current outbreak have so far been recorded. “The person concerned, a compatriot aged 28, unfortunately succumbed to the disease before the diagnosis was confirmed,” the spokesman added. The Congolese authorities