Uganda, Rwanda Close Borders as Ebola Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
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Updated · WV News · Jun 5
Uganda, Rwanda Close Borders as Ebola Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
2 articles · Updated · WV News · Jun 5
Summary
Uganda and Rwanda have closed their borders to curb an Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has grown to about 1,100 cases and more than 200 deaths.
April marked the first reported case, and health experts say many infections remain only suspected because limited testing capacity forces officials to rely on exposure history and symptoms.
Early Ebola symptoms—fever, aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea—can resemble other infectious diseases, making the virus harder to identify until severe outcomes emerge.
U.S. officials are again routing travelers from countries with confirmed Ebola cases through designated airports for screening and contact tracing, while experts say the immediate risk in the United States remains very low.