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The Ministry of Health has confirmed an imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in Uganda.
The Ministry's Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine said, in a statement released on Friday, that the case involves a 59-year-old Congolese man who had been admitted to Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala on May 11, 2026.
He is said to have presented with respiratory distress, fever, epigastric pain, nausea and difficulty passing urine.
While in admission, he deteriorated and died on May 14, 2026 in the Intensive Care Unit with bleeding symptoms,” Dr Atwine said. The body was taken back to the Democratic Republic of Congo at 8pm the same day.
On May 15, the ministry received reports of a suspected Ebola case from public health authorities in DRC and tested a sample collected from the deceased during care.
“The sample was taken for testing at the Central Emergency Surveillance and Response Support laboratory in Wandegeya where it was confirmed as Ebola Bundibugyo. This is an imported case from DRC. The country has not yet confirmed a local case,” Atwine said.
The ministry has activated its response. Teams have been deployed for screening, surveillance and rapid response at official and informal border points, especially along the western border, major transit routes and pilgrimage corridors.
Ebola is a viral, acute disease that can be fatal if untreated. It spreads through close contact with blood, secretions, organs or bodily fluids of infected animals or humans, and through objects contaminated with those fluids. Early symptoms include sudden fever, fatigue, chest pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and yellowing of the eyes, with bleeding often appearing later.
Source: Daily Monitor
The Ministry's Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine said, in a statement released on Friday, that the case involves a 59-year-old Congolese man who had been admitted to Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala on May 11, 2026.
He is said to have presented with respiratory distress, fever, epigastric pain, nausea and difficulty passing urine.
While in admission, he deteriorated and died on May 14, 2026 in the Intensive Care Unit with bleeding symptoms,” Dr Atwine said. The body was taken back to the Democratic Republic of Congo at 8pm the same day.
On May 15, the ministry received reports of a suspected Ebola case from public health authorities in DRC and tested a sample collected from the deceased during care.
“The sample was taken for testing at the Central Emergency Surveillance and Response Support laboratory in Wandegeya where it was confirmed as Ebola Bundibugyo. This is an imported case from DRC. The country has not yet confirmed a local case,” Atwine said.
The ministry has activated its response. Teams have been deployed for screening, surveillance and rapid response at official and informal border points, especially along the western border, major transit routes and pilgrimage corridors.
Ebola is a viral, acute disease that can be fatal if untreated. It spreads through close contact with blood, secretions, organs or bodily fluids of infected animals or humans, and through objects contaminated with those fluids. Early symptoms include sudden fever, fatigue, chest pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and yellowing of the eyes, with bleeding often appearing later.
Source: Daily Monitor
