Spotlight on: The Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

On the 20 September 2022, the Ugandan health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola in the country and have since confirmed a significant number of cases, including hospitalisations, and some fatalities.

Ebola is a haemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate, often over 50 per cent*. The strain spreading in Uganda is the Sudan Ebola virus strain. Authorities report clinical trials for two vaccines developed for the Sudan strain may begin in Uganda in the coming weeks in hopes of curbing the outbreak. Symptoms take between two and 21 days to develop. People become infectious once symptoms appear.

Some countries have implemented enhanced screening of travellers leaving Uganda. Our health experts are monitoring the situation closely.

Our current travel advice is to defer non-essential travel to affected areas.