WHO Says Congo's Ebola Cases Are Rising Again as Uganda Tightens Border Screening
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 5 min
WHO's latest situation report says Congo's Ebola transmission is intensifying again, with 9,637 confirmed cases and 4,646 deaths as of October 19, as Africa CDC calls health ministers together for October 28. Uganda is tightening screening after travelers who passed through it fell ill in Kenya and Nigeria, while Kenya searches for one Uganda-linked contact.
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WHO's latest situation report says Congo's Ebola transmission is intensifying again, with 9,637 confirmed cases and 4,646 deaths as of October 19, as Africa CDC calls health ministers together for October 28. Uganda is tightening screening after travelers who passed through it fell ill in Kenya and Nigeria, while Kenya searches for one Uganda-linked contact.
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“"The most recent seven-day moving average indicates a modest upward trend, suggesting renewed intensification of transmission," the WHO Regional Office for Africa said in the report, highlighting the outbreak's "widening international dimension and the growing complexity."”
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“She also said some travellers were deceiving health officials to evade screening. “Some travellers take paracetamol to mask a high temperature, and it is not easy to detect this using temperature scanners,” she said.”