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October 21, 2022

Uganda claims Ebola outbreak should be over by end of year

Uganda's most recent Ebola outbreak which has infected 65 people and killed 27 is coming under control, according to the country's health ministry.

October 7, 2022

Travelers entering US from Uganda to be screened for Ebola

The Biden administration will screen all airline passengers entering the United States from Uganda due to the recent Ebola outbreak.

October 3, 2022

Uganda’s latest outbreak of Ebola kills its first health worker

A 37-year-old Tanzanian doctor who contracted Ebola in Uganda and died. He was the first health care worker to die in Uganda’s latest outbreak.

September 27, 2022

Congo declares end to Ebola outbreak in eastern province

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared an end to its 15th Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of North Kivu, which first emerged on Aug. 22.

September 26, 2022

Uganda's Ebola rises to 16 as outbreak grows

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda continues to spread and affect people. The country now has 16 cases, and a vaccine has still not yet been found for the Sudan strain.

September 23, 2022

Uganda Ebola death toll rises to four

Uganda confirmed that its Ebola outbreak has killed at least four people. The outbreak started on Tuesday after the first patient died of the rare Sudan strain.

September 20, 2022

Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda, 1 dead

Uganda has declared an Ebola outbreak, the first outbreak in the last three years. A 24-year-old has already died with Ebola symptoms.

August 24, 2022

East Congo will begin Ebola vaccinations after new case reported

A vaccination campaign in the Congolose city of Beni will begin on Thursday after a new case of Ebola was reported this week, which was genetically linked to the 2018-2019 outbreak.

August 22, 2022

New Ebola infection in eastern Congo linked to devastating 2018 outbreak

A new confirmed case of Ebola virus has been linked to the 2018-2019 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest Ebola outbreak in Congo's history.

August 10, 2021

Deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus could ‘spread far and wide’ if not stopped: WHO

A man who died in West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola-like Marburg virus — with health officials scrambling to stop the killer disease before it can “spread far and wide,” the World Health Organization said.