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Ministry of Health bars transit of travellers from DRC through Uganda over Ebola

Policy & Legislation Verified Uganda (national) 23 Oct 2026 Severity: 2/5

The Ministry of Health announced that travellers with a history of travel to the DRC will not be allowed to transit through Uganda, after a woman who had travelled through Uganda tested positive for Bundibugyo Ebola in Nigeria, ChimpReports reports. The ministry also reinstated traveller locator forms for all passengers and said Uganda had no confirmed Ebola cases.

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