Ebola: Uganda denies active outbreak after Nigeria case
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
Uganda’s Ministry of Health denies an Ebola outbreak is under way in the country after Nigeria confirmed an imported case in a traveller who had passed through Uganda. The source of infection is still being determined from her itinerary and medical history, while Ugandan authorities step up screening at points of entry, according to the ministry.
Uganda has denied that an Ebola outbreak is currently active in the country, after Nigeria confirmed an imported case in a woman who had travelled through Uganda, according to Uganda’s Ministry of Health. The ministry says the place where the patient contracted the virus remains under investigation.
The patient returned to Nigeria with symptoms on 7 October after travelling in East Africa, including Uganda, Nigerian Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate said. Her condition worsened four days later. Diagnosed at a private hospital, she is now in isolation and receiving treatment. Nigerian authorities have identified 44 people who had contact with her and begun tracing their contacts.
Uganda’s ministry says the traveller’s dates and itinerary, as well as her medical history, are needed to determine the likely place of infection. It says it is strengthening screening and surveillance at points of entry with the relevant agencies. Uganda recorded Ebola infections earlier in 2026, before declaring the outbreak over.
The confirmation of the case in Nigeria and the absence of a confirmed active case in Uganda had already been reported on 20 and 21 October (Ebola case in Nigeria in traveller arriving from Uganda, epidemiological situation in Uganda).
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