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Thursday, 27 August 2026dailybeirut.com
Health
The WHO announced the end of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in Uganda on Wednesday, while confirming active transmission continues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where cases exceed 5,600 and deaths surpass 2,700.
The World Health Organization declared an end to the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in Uganda during a press conference on Wednesday. The announcement follows Uganda’s national government confirmation on 28 July that the country had cleared the virus, which had caused 20 confirmed cases and two deaths.
WHO officials monitored the Ugandan situation through this week to verify the absence of undetected transmission chains. Dr. Mary-Rose Bilezil, WHO Regional Emergency Preparedness Officer for Africa, stated at a regional meeting that transmission remains active in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
According to official government data, the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the deadliest in the country’s history. It ranks as the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the nation and has outpaced containment efforts.
As of Tuesday, Congolese authorities reported more than 5,600 confirmed and probable cases and over 2,700 fatalities. Dr. Bilezil emphasized that “transmission remains highly active… we have slowed the spread, but we have not yet broken this curve.”
