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Updated · Africanews English · Jun 11
Uganda Reports 5 Days Without New Ebola Cases as Outbreak Holds at 19
Updated
Updated · Africanews English · Jun 11

Uganda Reports 5 Days Without New Ebola Cases as Outbreak Holds at 19

3 articles · Updated · Africanews English · Jun 11

Summary

  • Uganda has gone five days without a new Ebola case, President Yoweri Museveni said, signaling the outbreak may be easing but urging the public to stay vigilant.
  • WHO data released Tuesday still showed 19 cases, including two confirmed deaths and five recoveries, with those totals unchanged from last week.
  • All identified Ugandan cases have been linked to travelers from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the wider outbreak.
  • WHO still rates Uganda's risk as high because of the shared border with DRC, but advises against travel restrictions and instead backs border screening and surveillance.

Insights

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