Kampala : Uganda on Saturday declared an end to the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, three months after authorities confirmed cases of the highly infectious and often fatal viral hemorrhagic disease in the capital, Kampala. The declaration followed 42 days without any new cases since the last confirmed patient was discharged.
The East African nation announced the outbreak on January 30 following the death of a male nurse who tested positive for the virus.
The latest outbreak was Uganda’s ninth since the country recorded its first infection in 2000.
Although outbreaks have been frequent, health experts note that Uganda has successfully applied its experience in managing the disease over the years, allowing for relatively swift containment.
