World Health Organization says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over
The international body declared Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without any new transmission, though cases are rising in DR Congo. Uganda has been declared free of Ebola, with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming that the East African country had passed the mandatory 42-day monitoring period without any new cases.
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- Fact 1: The international body declared Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without any new transmission, though cases are rising in DR Congo.
- Fact 2: Uganda has been declared free of Ebola, with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming that the East African country had passed the mandatory 42-day monitoring period without any new cases.
- Fact 3: Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped Ebola cases in DRC hit 5,515 as Pope Leo urges global action to save lives But the declaration came roughly a month after Uganda had declared that the local outbreak was over, based on its own analysis of the virus’s spread.
- Fact 4: Uganda reported 20 Ebola infections in total, with its last confirmed case recorded on June 21.
The international body declared Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without any new transmission, though cases are rising in DR Congo. Uganda has been declared free of Ebola, with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming that the East African country had passed the mandatory 42-day monitoring period without any new cases.
WHO made the announcement at a joint news conference on Tuesday with Uganda’s Ministry of Health. Uganda declares end to Ebola outbreak How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped Ebola cases in DRC hit 5,515 as Pope Leo urges global action to save lives But the declaration came roughly a month after Uganda had declared that the local outbreak was over, based on its own analysis of the virus’s spread. “We had assessed the risk, we had assessed the whole chain of transmission and the dynamics of importation of the virus in the country, and we knew that we were free from Ebola,” Diana Atwine, the permanent secretary for Uganda’s Health Ministry, told national broadcaster NTV.
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