Ebola: Uganda restricts border transit, reinstates locator forms
Uganda has reinstated mandatory traveller locator forms and tightened border transit protocols following a case of the Bundibugyo Virus Disease linked to a traveller who arrived in Nigeria. The Ministry of Health is working with international partners to trace the individual's history and prevent potential transmission.
Why it matters
Heightened surveillance is critical to preventing the spread of viral hemorrhagic fevers, which pose significant public health risks in the region.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has instituted heightened public health precautionary measures, including reinstating mandatory traveller locator forms and restricting transit for specific passengers, following an ongoing investigation into a traveller who tested positive for Bundibugyo Virus Disease after arriving in Nigeria.
In an official public statement, the Director General of Health Services, Prof Charles Olaro, revealed that initial findings indicate the female traveller did not display symptoms at the time of her departure from the country. "Available information indicates that the traveller did not exhibit symptoms at the time of departure from Uganda. However, investigations are continuing to establish the timing of symptom onset and the circumstances surrounding her infection," Prof Olaro stated.
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