Uganda has confirmed two new Ebola cases in Kampala, bringing the country’s total number of cases to nine as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the outbreak.
The latest developments come amid growing regional concern over the worsening Ebola situation in the neighbouring DRC.
Uganda’s Health Ministry says the two latest Ebola cases were identified in Kampala and involve Congolese nationals.
One patient was quickly isolated after showing symptoms linked to Ebola, while the second had already been identified through contact tracing exposure to an earlier confirmed case.
Authorities have also temporarily closed parts of Uganda’s border with eastern DR Congo in a bid to reduce the risk of further imported infections, as concerns grow over movement between the two countries.
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