Uganda Confirms 3 More Ebola Cases as Neighbors Tighten 30-Day Border Curbs
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Updated · NBC News · May 24
Uganda Confirms 3 More Ebola Cases as Neighbors Tighten 30-Day Border Curbs
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · May 24
Summary
Uganda reported three new Ebola infections, raising its total to five, including a driver and a health worker linked to the country’s first confirmed case.
Rwanda barred entry for foreign nationals who transited through Congo in the past 30 days and ordered quarantine for returning residents, while Zambia and Malawi expanded screening and community surveillance.
WHO has logged more than 900 suspected cases, 101 confirmed infections and 177 deaths in Congo, where a rare strain evaded standard tests and likely circulated undetected for weeks.
Eastern Congo’s insecurity, porous borders and funeral-related transmission are hampering containment; after protesters burned hospital tents in Rwampara, 18 suspected patients left the facility.
The outbreak is Congo’s 17th recorded Ebola resurgence, and aid groups warn it could become the worst yet despite an initial $23 million U.S. assistance pledge.
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Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak 2026: Over 300 Suspected Cases, International Spread, and Urgent Gaps in Global Health Response
Overview
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO in May 2026, is rapidly spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its extraordinary nature and significant public health risk have prompted urgent international coordination to track the outbreak, strengthen surveillance, and implement control measures. With confirmed and suspected cases rising in multiple provinces and unusual clusters of deaths reported, the situation highlights the need for global cooperation and swift action to contain the virus and protect vulnerable communities.