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Has The Ebola Outbreak Come To An End In Uganda?
Health officials in Uganda have confirmed that the last known Ebola patient in Uganda has been discharged from the hospital, raising hope that the outbreak could end sooner than previously thought. Uganda’s latest outbreak has recorded 142 infections and 56 deaths since it first made news in September 2022. The Ebola outbreak was first confirmed…
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Is The Ebola Outbreak A Threat To Uganda’s Tourism Sector?
On the 20th of September 2022, Uganda officially declared an Ebola outbreak, with the WHO reporting as many as 136 confirmed cases, consisting of 21 probable cases and 53 confirmed deaths This has resulted in some weariness by tourists travelling to the country. Travelling into the country has also been advised against by some countries,…
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Uganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak After Recording First Casualty
The World Health Organization and the government of Uganda have announced an Ebola outbreak following the death of one patient in the Mubende District of the country. The confirmed case, a 24-year-old man, passed away on Monday, days after contracting a rare Sudan strain of the virus, the government and the World Health Organization (WHO)…