🚨 Uganda confirms Marburg case as Ebola outbreak continues

Last updated: 04/07/2026 01:04

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🚨 Breaking Newsvia BMJ Latest

A new case of Marburg disease has been registered in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.Teams are already on the ground to help the East African country stem the spread as it continues to battle Ebola, said WHO. “WHO did receive official communication from Uganda on 30 June of one confirmed case of Marburg disease,” said Catherine Smallwood, incident manager for the Ebola desk at WHO’s offices in Kampala.The case involves an 18 month old girl from the…

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ByProf. Giorgi Pkhakadze

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.