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June 12, 2019
A case of Ebola hasbeen confirmed in Uganda, ten months after the deadly virus was confirmed inthe Democratic Republic of Congo.
The World HealthOrganization, WHO said a 5-year-old Congolese child, who entered Uganda on June9 through Bwera Border post, is receiving care.
The child’s familysought medical care at Kagando hospital and the child was transferred to BweraEbola Treatment Unit for management.
This is the firstconfirmed case in Uganda during the Ebola outbreak on-going in neighbouringDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
The boy wasaccompanied by his Ugandan father and Congolese mother, who had returned toCongo to nurse her father before he died of Ebola, Uganda’s Health MinisterJane Ruth Aceng told a news conference.
Uganda’s worst Ebolaoutbreak was in 2000 when 425 people were infected.