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Russia's Rospotrebnadzor says it will send Ebola specialists to Kampala at Uganda's request

International Relations Verified Uganda (national) 18 May 2026 Severity: 1/5

Russia's consumer rights and health protection agency, Rospotrebnadzor, said in a statement that, at the request of the Ugandan side, it would send a team of specialists to Kampala to investigate the spread of Ebola Bundibugyo virus. According to The Independent, the agency said it would also provide logistical support to Uganda's Ministry of Health and transfer Russian-developed Ebola diagnostic tests.

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