New cases of Ebola detected in Uganda
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🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Two new cases of Ebola have been detected in Uganda, as the virus continues to spread.
At the centre of the outbreak remains the Democratic Republic of Congo -- where the healthcare system was already weak. There have been more than 900 suspected Ebola cases in the current outbreak and 220 suspected deaths, officials say.
Also in the programme: Pope Leo delivers the first major message of his papacy on the dangers of AI; we'll look at the prospects of a deal between Iran and the US; and the games that call themselves "enhanced" break their first record- but critics call them degraded.
(Photo shows Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment disinfecting the house of an unidentified man who died of Ebola in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 24, 2026. Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:09.2 | Hello and welcome to News Hour. It's coming to you live from the BBC World Service |
| 0:13.0 | studios. In central London, I'm Tim Franks. And we're beginning with the news that there is now |
| 0:18.7 | a multinational plan to try to contain the Ebola outbreak across East Africa, |
| 0:23.4 | which might prompt the response, that's good then, but also might prompt the response, |
| 0:29.6 | what took you so long? The virus has caused more than 220 suspected deaths from more than 900 suspected cases. |
| 0:39.7 | There's no approved vaccine for this particular species of the disease, nor are there specific drugs for treatment, and it is spreading |
| 0:44.6 | in a poor and conflict-racked region. But, as I say, now at least the Democratic Republic of Congo, |
| 0:50.6 | Uganda and South Sudan have adopted a joint plan. We'll hear from one of Africa's top public health officials in just a moment, |
| 0:57.1 | but first our correspondent Thomas McQuana joins me from Nairobi. |
| 1:01.3 | Before we get on to the plan, Thomas, what are the latest figures and locations in terms of cases? |
| 1:11.6 | So the latest figures, as of this morning and a few hours ago, |
| 1:16.6 | 101 people confirmed to have been infected, most of them in the eastern province of Yturi, |
| 1:21.6 | and D.R. See that is the epicenter. |
| 1:23.6 | But fresh details from the Ugandan Health Ministry are that two people have been confirmed |
| 1:27.8 | to also be positive with the virus in Uganda. |
| 1:31.3 | And this brings the number to seven, actually, of people who are confirmed to have |
| 1:35.6 | been infected within Ugandan borders. |
| 1:38.8 | Most of the first infections, the first two actually that were reported early last week |
| 1:44.0 | after the announcement |
| 1:44.9 | by WHO cases which are reported to have been imported from the Democratic Republic of Congo, |
| 1:51.9 | from the epicenter of Ituri. |
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