Driver who transported victim among those who have fallen ill as suspected death toll hits 177

Medical staff in protective equipment bury a suspected Ebola victim in Rwampara, Uganda

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Ben Farmer is Africa Correspondent for The Telegraph and its Global Health Security team and is based in South Africa. He has worked at The Telegraph for nearly 20 years, including five years in Kabul covering the Afghanistan war, five as Defence Correspondent in London, and four years in Islamabad.

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Published 23 May 2026 12:15pm BST

Uganda has confirmed three more Ebola cases as the burgeoning outbreak from neighbouring Congo continues to spread.

Health officials said the new cases brought the total detected in Uganda to five.

Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains the epicentre of the outbreak but the World Health Organization warned there was a high risk of the infection spreading to other east African countries.

A week after the…