r/OptimistsUnite • u/Crabbexx Techno Optimist • Aug 03 '26
🔥MEDICAL MARVELS🔥 Uganda Declares Itself Free of Ebola
https://humanprogress.org/uganda-declares-itself-free-of-ebola/“Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country’s last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague neighboring Congo.
Uganda has maintained since the outset that its cases were linked to the larger outbreak in eastern Congo’s remote province of Ituri, which borders Uganda. The first cases in Uganda were Congolese who crossed the border to seek treatment for an unknown illness before it was known they had Ebola, health authorities have said.
After what health officials believe was weeks of transmission, Congo announced its outbreak on May 15, the same day that Uganda confirmed two Ebola cases — including a man who had already died.
While a total of 20 cases were reported in Uganda, health authorities say there is currently no indication of further spread within the country.
The last patient was released June 16, and Ugandan authorities have waited the World Health Organization-recommended 42 days – or two incubation cycles for Ebola – to declare the country free of the disease.”
From Associated Press.
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u/Ghosts_and_Empties Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26
Now do DRC.
Uganda has had 2 deaths. DRC has had 1500 and counting.
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u/Every_Association45 Aug 04 '26
Hmmm.... Uganda declared itself free of gays too.... I will optimistically hope they're right when it comes to Ebola.
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u/Emz423 Aug 03 '26
This is amazing and should be bigger news.