US extends travel ban on Uganda over Ebola Africa Just now

“The Ministry of Health reassures the people of Uganda and the international community that Uganda remains free of Ebola and continues to maintain strong surveillance and preparedness measures to protect public health,” Prof Olaro stated on October 6.“Although the country [Uganda] has achieved successful containment of the outbreak, continued overland travel from DRC poses an ongoing risk of cross-border transmission, particularly among healthcare workers and in western Ugandan districts that serve as points of entry for travellers seeking medical care,” the CDC noted.“For example, on October 6, 2026, the Kenya Ministry of Health announced the country’s first BVD [Bundibugyo Virus Disease] case and death in an individual who had travelled from DRC to Uganda, flown from Kampala to Nairobi on October 2, and was hospitalised before dying on October 5, 2026,” the CDC stated.