India quarantines Uganda woman for suspected Ebola infection, source says

India has placed a woman from Uganda under quarantine in the southern city of Bengaluru due to a suspected Ebola infection. Health officials are awaiting test results, which could mark India's first confirmed case of the virus since 2014. The 28-year-old national reportedly experienced mild body aches but is otherwise healthy. The World Health Organization has declared Ebola a public health emergency of international concern. In response, India has intensified screening and surveillance measures at all entry points. Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda stated that advisories on screening and quarantine have been issued, and citizens are urged to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan. The India-Africa Forum Summit, initially scheduled for this week in New Delhi, has been postponed due to public health concerns in Africa. Globally, the WHO has confirmed 101 cases of the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which no vaccine or treatment is currently approved.

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The news comes a day after Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said India had not reported any cases of the disease, which the World Health Organisation has declared a public health emergency of international concern.