Uganda’s health ministry has confirmed two new Ebola cases, bringing the total number of infections in the current outbreak to seven.
The ministry said on Monday that both new patients are health workers at a private clinic in the capital, Kampala, and have since been isolated in a designated treatment facility.
“Both patients have been admitted to the designated treatment unit and are now receiving care,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that contact tracing efforts were underway to identify and monitor people who may have been exposed.
Health officials said the latest cases highlight growing concern over possible transmission within healthcare settings.
Earlier cases had already raised alarm after three infections were confirmed on Saturday, bringing the total at that time to five.
The outbreak is linked to the Ebola epidemic in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly in Ituri Province near the shared border with Uganda.
Uganda has previously experienced cross-border spread of Ebola due to the movement of people between the two countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the current outbreak strain, the Bundibugyo virus, as a public health emergency of international concern.
The agency has also raised its risk assessment to “very high”, warning that up to 10 neighbouring countries could face increased exposure if the spread is not contained.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said suspected cases linked to the outbreak have now exceeded 900, with 101 confirmed in laboratory testing.
Health authorities in Uganda say surveillance has been intensified, with teams deployed to track contacts, strengthen infection control, and prevent further spread.
