Unlinked Ebola Cases in Kampala Trigger Global Emergency

The World Health Organization on Sunday, May 17, 2026, declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern,” a rare designation triggered in part by two unlinked, imported cases appearing in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. In a social media post, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus … Continue reading Unlinked Ebola Cases in Kampala Trigger Global Emergency