Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases as Africa CDC warns 10 countries 'at risk'
Authorities are intensifying contact tracing and surveillance as the rare Bundibugyo strain spreads, with no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
- On Saturday, the Uganda Health Ministry confirmed three new cases of Ebola Virus Disease, bringing the country's total confirmed infections to five.
- The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments; the WHO declared the situation an emergency of international concern on Sunday.
- Among the newly identified patients are a Ugandan driver who transported the initial case and a health worker who contracted the virus providing care; a Congolese woman also tested positive.
- Britain announced it will provide up to £20 million to support regional containment efforts, as the Health Ministry strengthens surveillance, contact tracing, and public awareness.
- Global health authorities are assessing experimental therapies, including Gilead Sciences' antiviral pill Obeldesivir, though most options lack human testing data and require emergency authorization for deployment.
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Three new cases of Ebola have been confirmed this Saturday in Uganda, a neighbouring country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, epicenter of the epidemic. The total number of cases is therefore increased to five, according to the Ministry of Health of Uganda. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, nearly 750 suspect cases have been recorded. - Ebola: three new confirmed cases in Uganda, the WHO calls for "increased vigilance in order to …
As three new cases of the Ebola virus were confirmed in Uganda on Saturday, the African Union's health agency warned that ten African countries are at risk of being affected, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak, and Uganda. Source link: https://www.france24.com/fr/afrique/20260523-ebola-trois-nouveaux-cas-confirmes-ouganda-10-pays-africains-menaces-rd-congo-virus-oms Author: FRANCE 24 Publish date: 2026…
While Uganda has revealed that three new cases have been identified, Africa CDC is alerting about the risk of Ebola spread in about ten other countries on the continent.
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