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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

Sister killed in attack in DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak; Uganda closes border

In north-eastern DR Congo, local residents attacked health workers responding to an alert about a possible Ebola case: one nurse was killed. In response, Uganda has banned non-essential travel to Congo and introduced a 21-day quarantine for returning citizens. In north-eastern DR Congo, local residents attacked health workers responding to a report of a possible Ebola case: one nurse was killed. In response, Uganda banned non-essential travel to Congo and introduced a 21-day quarantine for returning citizens.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
Science

First clinical trial of a vaccine against the Ebola Bundibugyo strain begins in the DR Congo

The first clinical trial of a vaccine against the Ebola Bundibugyo strain — the cause of the largest outbreak in the country’s history, with more than 9,700 cases and over 4,600 deaths — has begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The trial, named Tumaini (‘hope’ in Swahili), started with the administration of the Ervebo vaccine in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province. Two Bundibugyo-specific candidates — developed by the University of Oxford and Moderna — are expected to join the trial soon.

Javlon Tursunov
3 min read
World

The Ebola patient in Nigeria turned out to be a Swiss woman, the wife of an embassy employee

Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said that the first recorded case of Ebola in Nigeria is a Swiss woman, the wife of an employee of the country's embassy in Abuja. The couple recently traveled together in Uganda but did not visit the DR Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak. The husband is isolated without symptoms, 44 contacts have been identified, and the WHO does not recommend restricting travel or trade.

Sevara Azamova
3 min read
World

Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria cast doubt on Uganda's data

The first confirmed Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria are linked to Uganda: according to Africa CDC, both patients passed through Entebbe airport on October 3. Uganda denies active cases on its territory, but Switzerland has disputed the claim that the Nigerian patient traveled to the DR Congo, sharpening the question of where the infection occurred.

Javlon Tursunov
4 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

WHO: Ebola transmission in DR Congo remains active, case count approaches 10,000

According to WHO, more than 9,600 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,646 deaths have been registered in DR Congo since May 2026. In 75.8% of affected health zones there were new cases over the last 21 days. The outbreak has affected eight provinces and is spreading beyond the country: Kenya has nine cases, and a case has been confirmed in Nigeria. Africa CDC is convening a meeting of health ministers on October 28.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Africa CDC convenes emergency meeting of health ministers over Ebola outbreak: first case confirmed in Nigeria

Africa CDC is convening health ministers from African countries for an emergency meeting on October 28 to coordinate the response to the growing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The outbreak began in the DR Congo in May, where 9,552 cases and at least 4,000 deaths have been recorded, and has spread to Kenya and Nigeria. Nigeria reported its first case on Tuesday in a person who arrived from Uganda; Uganda denies that the infection occurred on its territory.

Sevara Azamova
3 min read
World

Nigeria records first Ebola case of the current outbreak — Bundibugyo strain

Nigeria's health ministry on October 20 confirmed the country's first Ebola case of the current outbreak: the virus was detected in a woman who arrived from Uganda. According to AFP, the patient is a diplomat, a Nigerian citizen who transited through Uganda from the DR Congo. The strain is Bundibugyo — the same one causing the largest outbreak in the DR Congo (more than 9,000 cases, over 4,300 deaths). Monitoring of 44 contacts is underway.

Sevara Azamova
3 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