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Starting November 3, the US introduces a mandatory declaration for all arriving passengers due to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC

Starting November 3, 2026, the CDC requires all passengers flying to the United States, including transit passengers, to sign a declaration stating they have not been in the DRC within 21 days. Without a declaration, passengers will not be allowed to board the flight; false information carries criminal liability. Uzbekistan Airways advised passengers to prepare the document in advance.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

Ebola reaches Nigeria: wife of Swiss diplomat infected, WHO calls outbreak 'complex'

The WHO has warned of a 'complex' Ebola outbreak situation after the first case in West Africa: in Nigeria, the 42-year-old wife of a Swiss diplomat, a Ugandan native, has been infected. The source of infection has not been established; Uganda denies that infection occurred on its territory. The outbreak in the DRC is the deadliest in the country's history; Kenya has also been affected.

Javlon Tursunov
5 min read
World

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Rises to 4,381, with 9,066 Infected

According to the DRC Ministry of Health, cited by Associated Press, the Ebola death toll has reached 4,381, with 9,066 confirmed infections. By the end of September, there were 3,900 deaths and 8,000 cases. The outbreak was declared on May 15 in Ituri province and spread to Uganda, where the WHO announced in late August that viral transmission had ceased.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
World

Kenya Reports Second Ebola Case Amid Ongoing Outbreak in the DRC

Kenya's Ministry of Health has confirmed a second Ebola case — a 39-year-old relative of the first patient, who died on October 5 in Nairobi. Authorities state there are no signs of community spread. In the DRC, where the outbreak was declared in May, more than 9,000 cases and over 4,000 deaths have been confirmed; the pathogen is the Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no licensed vaccines.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read