Uganda: Health Alert - U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda (October 7, 2026)
[U.S. Embassy Kampala] Location: Kampala, Uganda
On October 6, 2026, the Government of Kenya reported a case of Bundibugyo virus disease, also known as Ebola, in a traveler who had recently arrived in Uganda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The individual had traveled by land from DRC to Uganda and subsequently took a flight from Entebbe to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on October 3.
The Ugandan Ministry of Health is now conducting contact tracing of the patient, who is believed to have traveled from DRC to Kampala on October 2 before departing for Entebbe International Airport on October 3. At present, there are no known cases of Ebola in Uganda. The symptoms of Ebola are severe and can be fatal, and the disease is characterized by viral hemorrhagic fever.
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