Uganda Has No Active Ebola Cases, Health Ministry Assures Public
Uganda is tightening screening and public health controls as officials say travel through the country does not prove where the woman was exposed.
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WHO was not told that Nigeria's Ebola patient travelled to Congo, official says
DAKAR, Oct 22 - The World Health Organization was not told that Nigeria's Ebola patient had travelled to Congo, the WHO's representative in Nigeria said on Thursday, after Uganda said she had visited the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Where has the patient diagnosed in Nigeria with Ebola strain Bundibugyo contracted the virus? Two days after the announcement of the case by Abuja, her journey remains to be clarified. The information from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa CDC differs from that provided by the Ugandan authorities. Genetic analyses are under way to search for a link to the regional epidemic.
Uganda reports no active Ebola cases after Nigerian patient's transit
Uganda has confirmed no active Ebola cases after a Nigerian woman who tested positive for the virus transited through the country following a business trip to eastern DRC. The Ministry of Health says the location of infection remains under investigation as it awaits further details from Nigerian authorities and strengthens screening at points of entry.
Uganda Has No Active Ebola Cases, Health Ministry Assures Public
Uganda has reiterated there are no confirmed active Ebola cases, following reports of a confirmed infection in Nigeria involving a woman who travelled to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for business.
Uganda steps up Ebola screening at airport, Nigeria heightens vigilance - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
Uganda has intensified Ebola screening at the Entebbe International Airport following reports that a Nigerian woman who tested positive for the disease transited through the airport earlier this month. The Ministry of Health said this in a post on X on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, adding that its Permanent Secretary, Diana Atwine, had visited the […]
Uganda says no active Ebola cases reported after Nigerian patient’s transit
KAMPALA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — Uganda has reported no confirmed active Ebola cases following reports that a Nigerian woman who tested positive for the disease had transited through the country earlier this month, the Ministry of Health said in a statement issued late Tuesday. The Nigerian woman had traveled to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for business before passing through Uganda in early October, according to the statement. …
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