Uganda has barred travellers with a recent history of travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country as part of measures to prevent the spread of Ebola.
The Ministry of Health said affected travellers will be quarantined for 21 days and monitored for signs of the disease.
The measures follow cases involving travellers who had been to the DRC and passed through Uganda before testing positive for Ebola in other countries.
According to the ministry, one traveller with a suspected travel history to the DRC transited through Uganda before testing positive for Ebola after arriving in Nigeria.
Another traveller who had travelled to the DRC also passed through Uganda and later tested positive after reaching Kenya in early October.
The ministry has directed all travellers entering Uganda, regardless of their country of origin, to complete traveller locator forms to support contact tracing if necessary.
It has also strengthened infection prevention and control measures at all points of entry and exit, as well as at health facilities, while nationwide surveillance for Ebola continues.
The ministry warned that people entering Uganda through unauthorised routes risk prosecution for violating public health requirements.
It urged communities living near border areas to remain vigilant and report suspected unauthorised border crossings to the relevant authorities to allow travellers to be screened and followed up.
The ministry said Uganda remains Ebola-free.
Uganda previously recorded 20 confirmed Ebola cases, including two deaths, during an outbreak that was officially declared over on 27 August after 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case.
