Uganda health ministry confirms six new cases of Ebola

Il ministero della Salute dell’Uganda conferma sei nuovi casi di Ebola


People walk past an advocacy poster against the spread of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo Virus at the Platinum Medical Centre in Kampala, Uganda May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa (Reuters)

KAMPALA, June 2 (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed six more new cases of Ebola, bringing the total confirmed in the country so far to 15, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

The ministry said in a statement on its X account that the six were confirmed among contacts of other confirmed cases. It said to date there were two discharges from hospital, with 12 people admitted and one death.

(Reporting by Elais Biryabarema; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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