### [2026-07-2](/feed/2026/07/2/index.md)

##### World Health Organization
# The World Health Organization says that Uganda has confirmed a Marburg virus case in a toddler in the Kyegegwa District during Ebola surveillance, with authorities monitoring contacts and reporting no symptoms among them. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Jamaica Observer](https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/07/02/marburg-virus-detected-uganda-toddler/)

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