# WHO declares Uganda’s Ebola outbreak over

https://mins.news/en/item/33724

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 23:46 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/world-health-organization-says-ebola-outbreak-in-uganda-is-over?traffic_source=rss

> The World Health Organization has declared Uganda free of Ebola after 42 days without new transmission. The outbreak caused 20 infections and two deaths. Cases are rising in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Ituri province remains the epicentre.

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