Uganda officially Ebola-free, 42 days after last patient discharged
Authorities acted quickly to prevent further transmission, cancelling large events, telling people to stop shaking hands, and suspending public transportation and flights between Uganda and Congo.
All known contacts with infected patients have been quarantined and subject to a 21-day follow-up without further evidence of transmission, Uganda’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Ten weeks after identifying two cases of Ebola, Uganda is officially free of the virus.
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