The outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, causing Ebola fever in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has led the WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern, as there are no vaccines or effective treatments for this strain of the virus.

The outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, causing Ebola fever in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has led the WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern, as there are no vaccines or effective treatments for this strain of the virus.

@meduzalive 18 May 2026, 17:02

Rospotrebnadzor will send specialists to Uganda for an epidemiological investigation due to an outbreak of Ebola fever caused by the Bundibugyo orthoebola virus, which has reached the capital of Uganda, Kampala.

@bazabazon 18 May 2026, 05:19

Rospotrebnadzor will send a group of specialists to Uganda to combat the new outbreak of Ebola, declared by WHO as an international emergency, and will also provide material and technical assistance and transfer tests for diagnosing the disease.

@ostorozhno_novosti 18 May 2026, 05:13