{"id":2607363,"date":"2026-05-27T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-closes-border-with-congo-after-surge-of-rare-ebola-cases\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:40:11","slug":"uganda-closes-border-with-congo-after-surge-of-rare-ebola-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-closes-border-with-congo-after-surge-of-rare-ebola-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda closes border with Congo after surge of rare Ebola cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuganda-closes-border-with-congo-after-surge-of-rare-ebola-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607363&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Uganda has closed its border with the Democratic republic of the Congo due to a surge of Ebola cases involving a rare Bundibugyo Ebolavirus strain.The closure followed spread through travel between the two countries, which led to Uganda\u2019s frist confirmed Ebola death in Kampala on May 14.  <\/p>\n<p>The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo was declared on May 15, with at least 220 suspected deaths and nearly 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-holds-policy-discussion-over-preparedness-of-monkeypox-outbreaks-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House holds policy discussion over preparedness of monkeypox ...s - Washington Examiner\">000 suspected cases<\/a>. The World health Institution has labeled the DRC outbreak a \u201cvery high\u201d risk while saying the chance of wider global or regional spread appears limited.  <\/p>\n<p>Ugandan health workers have helped contain the outbreak, but fears remain that additional transmission could occur-particularly through <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >health workers\u2019 contact<\/a> with their families. Refugees fleeing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels have also increasingly crossed into Uganda over recent years, complicating containment, especially as parts of the border area are under M23 control.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/uganda\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3921\">Uganda<\/a> closed its border with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congo\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2580\">Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a> after a surge in Ebola cases of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-document-raises-concerns-over-a-new-gene-editing-therapy\/\" title=\"FDA Raises Concerns Over New Gene Editing Therapy\">rare variant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision to close the border was made by an Ebola task force led by Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo. The flow of people between Uganda and the DRC has spread the rare Bundibugyo Ebolavirus strain to the former, leading to the first confirmed Ebola death in the country\u2019s capital, Kampala, on May 14.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4583245\/iran-begins-lifting-internet-blockade-after-historic-blackout\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran begins lifting internet blockade after historic blackout<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4583103\/israel-kills-top-hamas-military-chief-in-airstrike\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel kills top Hamas military chief in airstrike<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4583103\/israel-kills-top-hamas-military-chief-in-air-strike\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Israel kills top Hamas military chief in airstrike<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15. At least 220 people are suspected to have died from the disease in the eastern Congo, with suspected cases approaching 1,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ebola is highly contagious and spreads easily through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-charged-with-sex-trafficking-of-14-year-old-girl\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex Trafficking Of 14-Year-Old Girl\">direct contact<\/a> with the bodily fluids of those infected. Contact with corpses infected with Ebola is one of the primary spreaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ugandan health workers have assisted in containing the spread, but their exposure to Ebola patients has led to fears that it could spread further throughout Uganda. Permanent secretary of Uganda\u2019s Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, said that Ebola has spread to Uganda through health workers\u2019 contact with their families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4580716\/who-ebola-very-high-risk-congo-world-cup-team-isolate\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4580716\">WHO DECLARES EBOLA \u2018VERY HIGH\u2019 RISK IN THE CONGO AS US DEMANDS COUNTRY\u2019S WORLD CUP TEAM ISOLATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-health-organization\/\">World Health Organization<\/a>, meanwhile,\u00a0has declared the new\u00a0Ebola\u00a0outbreak in the DRC a \u201cvery high\u201d risk, though it said its risk of spreading globally or even regionally was limited. Uganda\u2019s border closure could help solidify this diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of Congolese refugees have poured across the border into Uganda over the past few years, fleeing the intensifying conflict between the government and M23 rebels. Uganda has struggled to accommodate the influx. Uganda\u2019s border with the DRC includes an expansive area controlled by M23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda closed its DRC border after a rare Ebola surge spreading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2607364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26143506235875.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[66602,40903,79836,32068,20859],"class_list":["post-2607363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-closure","tag-congo","tag-ebola","tag-public-health","tag-uganda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26143506235875.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607368,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607363\/revisions\/2607368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}