Uganda's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the country has no active Ebola cases following reports involving a Nigerian woman who travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for business.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the ministry explained that preliminary investigations showed the woman passed through Uganda in early October without displaying any symptoms.
According to the ministry, she developed symptoms after arriving in Nigeria.
Ugandan authorities clarified that her passage through the country does not mean she contracted the virus there, adding that investigations are ongoing to determine where she may have been exposed.
The ministry also disclosed that Nigerian authorities had yet to provide detailed information about the woman's travel history and medical records, which would assist investigations and contact tracing.
