More than a dozen nations struggle to contain outbreak as health systems flounder with loss of international support ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Analysis - In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound - formed by bat excrement - and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of ...

On April 26, 2025, Uganda's Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero, announced the end of Uganda's eighth Ebola outbreak. The declaration came 42 days since the last case was discharged, and ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) commends the Republic of Uganda for officially declaring the end of its eighth outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD). Since the ...

He added: "The end of this Ebola outbreak highlights Uganda's strong leadership, swift action, and effective coordination, serving as a model of best practice for outbreak response on the continent.

On March 13, Dr. Jean Kaseya, the Africa CDC Director-General said during a virtual press briefing on health emergencies in Africa no new Ebola cases have been reported in Uganda since the last ...

Ebola is now spreading in five of Uganda’s 146 districts, it said. That includes Kampala, the capital, where the outbreak was declared on January 30. Two Ebola deaths have been confirmed.

Overall, Uganda has recorded 14 cases and two deaths since the start of the outbreak, according to Africa CDC. "Ebola in Uganda is a very important challenge, especially the resurgence of these cases.

A new cluster of Ebola cases has emerged in Uganda, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday, adding that efforts were being made to intensify monitoring ...

Uganda confirmed the outbreak on January 30. The alert issued on Thursday is CDC's first since a temporary freeze on external communications was enforced by U.S. President Donald Trump's ...