{"version":"1","article":{"id":"south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","slug":"south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness?lang=en","title":"South Sudan reports no Ebola cases as border screening continues","summary":"A UN-published IOM story says South Sudan had no confirmed Ebola cases as of 6 October. Preparedness continues because of outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["health"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"United Nations in South Sudan / International Organization for Migration","url":"https://southsudan.un.org/en/323876-first-case-frontline-workers-helping-south-sudan-prepare-ebola","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-iom-ebola-border-preparedness?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["A 6 October story from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), published by the UN in South Sudan, said no confirmed Ebola virus disease case had been recorded in the country as of that date. IOM is working with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and other partners on preparedness following outbreaks of the Bundibugyo strain in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Work is under way at Juba International Airport and the border crossings at Nimule, Kaya and Lasu.","IOM describes traveler screening, cross-border surveillance, community engagement, infection prevention and control, and training for frontline responders. The agency said its teams reached nearly 500,000 people with awareness messages and screened approximately 700,000 travelers at key crossings during the first two months of the response. The story does not specify the exact dates covered by those approximate reach figures. Preparedness and screening do not mean an outbreak has been confirmed in South Sudan."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A UN-published IOM story says South Sudan had no confirmed Ebola cases as of 6 October. Preparedness continues because of outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.\n\nA 6 October story from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), published by the UN in South Sudan, said no confirmed Ebola virus disease case had been recorded in the country as of that date. IOM is working with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and other partners on preparedness following outbreaks of the Bundibugyo strain in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Work is under way at Juba International Airport and the border crossings at Nimule, Kaya and Lasu.\n\nIOM describes traveler screening, cross-border surveillance, community engagement, infection prevention and control, and training for frontline responders. The agency said its teams reached nearly 500,000 people with awareness messages and screened approximately 700,000 travelers at key crossings during the first two months of the response. The story does not specify the exact dates covered by those approximate reach figures. Preparedness and screening do not mean an outbreak has been confirmed in South Sudan.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}