Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak | Ebola News

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The East African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after the death of a male nurse who tested positive for the virus.

Uganda has officially declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, three months after the first cases emerged in the capital, Kampala.

The Ministry of Health announced the milestone on Saturday via its official X account, calling it “good news” and confirming that 42 days had passed without new infections since the last patient was discharged.

“During this outbreak, 14 cases, 12 confirmed and two not confirmed through laboratory tests [probable], were…



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