Uganda Confirms Seven Ebola Cases as Outbreak Linked to Congo Spreads; WHO Declares Global Health Emergency
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- •Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases as of May 25, 2026, with all linked to the outbreak in neighboring DRC.
- •The first case in Uganda was a 59-year-old Congolese man who died on May 14 without an initial Ebola diagnosis.
- •Two Ugandan health workers tested positive on May 25, bringing the total local infections to four.
- •The DRC has reported over 900 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, primarily in Ituri Province.
- •WHO declared a global health emergency on May 24, citing the rare Bundibugyo strain, which has no approved vaccine or treatment.
- •Armed violence and community distrust in the DRC have severely hampered outbreak response efforts.
- •Health authorities are intensifying contact tracing and infection control measures in both countries.
Ugandan health authorities have confirmed a total of seven Ebola cases as of May 25, 2026, including two new infections reported on Monday. All cases are connected to the ongoing outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which was declared on May 15, 2026. The first confirmed case in Uganda involved a 59-year-old Congolese man who was admitted to a hospital in Kampala on May 11, 2026, and died three days later without an initial Ebola diagnosis. Two additional Congolese nationals who sought medical care in Uganda later tested positive for the virus.
