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Cross-Border Ebola Risk Keeps Western and Southwestern Districts on Alert
Kisoro/West Nile, Uganda, July 28, 2026 - Even after the national all-clear, health authorities kept heightened screening and community education along borders from West Nile to Kisoro because eastern DRC’s outbreak continues to expand.
Kisoro/West Nile, Uganda, July 28, 2026 - Even after the national all-clear, health authorities kept heightened screening and community education along borders from West Nile to Kisoro because eastern DRC’s outbreak continues to expand.
Officials said importation risk remains the main vulnerability.
This detail was included in the mid-to-late July UGANDA briefing.
District teams were told to maintain rapid reporting of suspected haemorrhagic-fever cases.
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