Traveller hospitalised in India tests negative for Ebola

WorldHealth & Fitness
27 May 2026 • 1:24 PM MYT
The Independent
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Traveller hospitalised in India tests negative for Ebola

  • A woman who travelled from Uganda to India has tested negative for Ebola after being isolated in a Bengaluru hospital on suspicion of having the virus.
  • She developed mild body aches after arriving in India, prompting health officials to send samples for testing to the National Institute of Virology.
  • The woman was monitored due to her recent travel to an Ebola-hit nation, despite showing no symptoms during initial airport screening.
  • This alert follows a recent declaration by the WHO of the current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, largely affecting Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a public health emergency.
  • India last reported an Ebola case in a previous outbreak in 2014.

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