Cases in Uganda rise to 5 Ugandan authorities confirmed on Saturday that there were three new cases of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which to date has neither a cure nor a vaccine. “The three new cases include a Ugandan health worker, a driver and a Congolese national who travelled from Ituri Province in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, (DRC), for medical care,” Tedros said in a social media post. “This brings the total number of people in Uganda who have tested positive for Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus to five.” EbolaOutbreak #EbolaVirus #Ebola #pandemic #PHEIC #ebolaoutbreak2026. Ebola Virus DiseaseEbola Outbreak 2026 Post navigation Cases rise in Ebola outbreak