Ebola Outbreak: Three New Cases Reported In Uganda As Outbreak Kills 177
Key takeaways
- Topline At least five people have contracted Ebola in Uganda, the WHO said on Saturday, as a new outbreak ravages its neighbor the Democratic Republic of Congo with 750 suspected cases and at least 177 deaths.
- One American who contracted Ebola is receiving treatment in Germany.
- The Ministry of Health said it was monitoring all people who were in contact with the new cases.
Topline At least five people have contracted Ebola in Uganda, the WHO said on Saturday, as a new outbreak ravages its neighbor the Democratic Republic of Congo with 750 suspected cases and at least 177 deaths.
One American who contracted Ebola is receiving treatment in Germany. AFP via Getty Images Timeline SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026Three more positive cases of Ebola were reported in Uganda, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in an update on social media, bringing the total number of cases in the country to five.
The cases included a Ugandan driver who transported the country’s first victim, a Ugandan healthcare worker who treated the first victim, and a Congolese woman who entered Uganda with symptoms on May 14, according to a press release from Uganda’s Ministry of Health.