Uganda Declares End to Latest Ebola Outbreak

Uganda's Minister of Health, Chris Baryomunsi, announced on Tuesday that the country is Ebola-free following its latest outbreak, which began in mid-May. The outbreak resulted in 20 confirmed cases and two fatalities, both of whom were nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The last Ebola patient, a Congolese national, was discharged on June 22, 2026. The declaration of being Ebola-free followed the completion of a mandatory 42-day monitoring period that started after the last Ugandan national infected through local transmission was discharged on June 16, 2026.

Out of the 20 confirmed cases, 18 patients recovered and were discharged. Throughout the outbreak, the Ministry of Health maintained intensive nationwide surveillance, with no new cases detected.

Uganda has faced multiple Ebola outbreaks since 2000 and has developed expertise to manage such situations effectively, despite its vulnerability due to tropical forests that harbor fruit bats, the virus's natural reservoirs.