U.K. Travel advice for Uganda

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Travel Summary (unknown disease in northern Uganda) and Safety and Security - Political situation (editorial amendment). The overall level of the advice has not changed; we advise against all travel to Karamoja region except for trips to Kidepo Valley National Park..

There is an outbreak of an unknown disease in Northern Uganda that has claimed a number of lives. Symptoms of the disease are fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. The districts currently affected are Abim, Agago and Kitgum. We are in close contact with the World Health Organisation and the Ugandan Ministry of Health on this issue. We understand tests are being conducted to identify the disease, but thus far no conclusive results have been obtained.