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Uganda declares Ebola outbreak over after 42 days without a new case

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Current understanding

Current understanding

Premium Times Nigeria reports that Uganda has declared the Ebola outbreak over after 42 days without a new case. [1]

The report presents the declaration as tied to the absence of any new case during that 42-day period. [1]

AI-generated from linked publisher headlines. GDELT-discovered reporting is credited to the original publisher; AtlasWire does not retrieve article bodies. Generated 29 Aug 2026, 06:52 UTC.

Impact assessment

1/100

Impact assessment

routine human impact

The score is supported by one ownership group and is not independently corroborated.

Score breakdown

What shaped this score

Each dimension is scored separately out of 100.

Loss of life and injuryNot yet evidenced
People affectedNot yet evidenced
Living conditionsNot yet evidenced
Ongoing riskNot yet evidenced
Duration and relief access1/100
Wider societal impactNot yet evidenced

The strongest evidenced dimension establishes the base score. Separate human-impact dimensions can add a bounded share of the remaining headroom without double-counting the same harm.

What the reporting supports

  • DurationProlonged human impact is explicitly reportedafter 42 days without a new case