# WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over as Congo cases keep rising

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- Reuters, 2026-08-26 15:10 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-says-ebola-outbreak-uganda-over-cases-continue-rise-congo-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8f01d90602a6000171dfe1

> A World Health Organization official said at a Wednesday briefing that Uganda’s outbreak of Bundibugyo-strain Ebola has ended, while warning that cases are continuing to increase in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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