A health worker walks past Ebola warning and instruction posters at a temporary health clinic at the Mpondwe border crossing linking Uganda and the DRC, June 4, 2026
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Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country's last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague neighboring Congo.
A health worker walks past Ebola warning and instruction posters at a temporary health clinic at the Mpondwe border crossing linking Uganda and the DRC, June 4, 2026
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Uganda

Ugandan authorities have declared the country "free" of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in mid-June.

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Uganda declares itself free of Ebola