The risk of introduction of Ebola virus into South Africa from the outbreak in Guinea is considered low. The outbreak is confined at the moment to remote rural parts of Guinea and few people would travel to this area for work or tourism. Ebola disease cannot be spread...

Confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda and implications for South Africa Updated 28 June 2019 CONFIRMED CASE OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN UGANDA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICA 13 June , 2019 The Ugandan Ministry of Health (UMoH) and the World Health...

Current status of Ebola Virus Disease in South Africa: 15 June 2015 Current status of Ebola Virus Disease in South Africa: 15 June 2015 Situation in South Africa As at 26 May 2015 there have been no EVD cases in South Africa associated with the current outbreaks in...

Ebola Outbreak in The Democratic Republic of Congo Updated: 11 July 2017 Ebola Outbreak in The Democratic Republic Of Congo July 11, 2017 The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the DRC was declared over on 2 July 2017, 42 days after the last laboratory-confirmed...

The Ebola outbreak is widespread in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, with one imported fatal case in Lagos. There has been a rapid response to this case and containment measures have been introduced with follow up of possible contacts.  Read the rest of the...

Department of Health Travel advisory to prevent the importation of Ebola into South Africa Department of Health Travel advisory to prevent the importation of Ebola into South Africa The purpose of this advisory is to notify travellers about the Ebola outbreak and...

On 31 May 2017, no new confirmed, probable or suspected EVD cases were reported. The last confirmed case was reported on 11 May 2017. There are currently a total of two confirmed, three probable and 12 suspected cases. WHO, UN Agencies, international organizations,...

The Ebola outbreak is widespread in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, with one imported fatal case in Lagos. There has been a rapid response to this case and containment measures have been introduced with follow up of possible contacts.  Read the rest of the...

The following information is released as an update on the Ebola virus disease outbreak. Senegal Senegal has confirmed a case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Dakar on the 29 August 2014. A 21 year old Guinean man travelled by road to Dakar and arrived on the 20...

The Ebola outbreak is widespread in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, with one imported fatal case in Lagos. There has been a rapid response to this case and containment measures have been introduced with follow up of possible contacts.  Read the rest of the...