Uganda's Ebola virus caseload has risen to 12, up from 10, with two people who died early last month being considered probable cases, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

The United Nations (UN) has launched an appeal to raise 11.2 million dollars to fund national response efforts against the Ebola Virus disease, which was detected in Uganda in January 2025. While the Health Ministry officials had announced on February 18 that the country had contained the outbreak,

KAMPALA | Xinhua & URN | Uganda on Saturday announced the second Ebola death in its capital, Kampala, just days after discharging all Ebola patients whom authorities said had fully recovered following isolation and treatment.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health officials who had hoped for a quick end to the outbreak that began at the end of January.

The fast-spreading mystery illness has killed scores of people, with nearly half dying within 48 hours of showing symptoms, the World Health Organization said.

Within hours of being sworn in, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO).1 On 30 January 2025, just 10 days later, a deadly outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus was reported in Kampala,