August 27, 2026

File: A seller of bananas walks past a slogan painted on a wall reading “Ebola” in Monrovia on August 31, 2014. Liberia on August 30, 2014 said it would deny permission for any crew to disembark from ships at the country’s four seaports until the Ebola epidemic ravaging west Africa was under control. AFP PHOTO

… Africa CDC, WHO hail rapid response, warn neighbouring countries to remain vigilant

By Chioma Obinna

Uganda has declared the end of its Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo species after completing 42 consecutive days without recording a new confirmed case, marking a major milestone in the country’s response to the deadly viral disease.