{"id":20997,"date":"2026-07-29T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20997"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T09:00:31","slug":"uganda-declares-itself-ebola-free-as-virus-spreads-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20997","title":{"rendered":"Uganda declares itself Ebola-free as virus spreads in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/9931785309061\/2026\/upi_com\/538e45fb1540914fdddd35f1cf17dd0b\/v1.5\/Uganda-declares-itself-Ebola-free-as-virus-spreads-in-DRC.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Uganda on Tuesday declared itself Ebola-free on Tuesday as the virus spreads through the Democratic Republic of Congo. File Photo Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana\/EPA<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">July 29 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Uganda has declared itself Ebola-free, as the virus continues to spread in neighboring the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda&#8217;s Foreign Ministry made the declaration Tuesday, saying Uganda discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient on June 16.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The declaration follows the successful completion of all outbreak response measures and confirms that there has been no further transmission of the virus,&#8221; the ministry said in <a href=\"https:\/\/health.go.ug\/uganda-is-officially-ebola-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak on May 15, after infected individuals crossed into Uganda from the DRC.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 20 people were infected in Uganda&#8217;s outbreak, including 15 Congolese nationals and five Ugandans &#8212; four health workers and a driver. Two patients died from the virus, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/evd-daily.health.go.ug\" target=\"_blank\">ministry statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the declaration, the ministry said the risk of Ebola importation remains high due to the ongoing outbreak in the DRC.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Chris Baryomunsi urged residents online to remain alert and continue to observe health measures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We shall continue to support our brothers and sisters in DRC to contain the Ebola disease there,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CHRISBARYOMUNS1\/status\/2082111543974433157?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak that affected Uganda and remains ongoing in the DRC is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, with the first suspected case reported involving a DRC health worker on April 24. The health worker later died.\n<\/p>\n<p>There is no approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organization, there were 3,262 cases and 1,437 deaths to the outbreak, making it the largest outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus to date.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations health agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afro.who.int\/countries\/democratic-republic-of-congo\/publication\/ebola-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-3\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> the outbreak in the DRC continued to &#8220;intensify&#8221; with sustained transmission, increasing mortality and ongoing geographic spread within the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although no new cases have been reported outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, persistent transmission in areas connected by major national and cross-border mobility corridors continues to sustain a high risk of regional spread,&#8221; the WHO said earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda on Tuesday declared itself Ebola-free on Tuesday as the virus spreads through the Democratic Republic of Congo. File Photo Marie Jeanne Munyerenkana\/EPA July 29 (UPI) &#8212; Uganda has declared itself Ebola-free, as the virus continues to spread in neighboring the Democratic Republic of Congo. 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