Ebola spreads to Uganda

The current and 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the DRC began in August 2018 and their were fears of it crossing neighboring borders all along.

This week, it finally happened as the Uganda Ministry of Health reported a case in a 5-year-old boy who traveled from DRC.

In this news brief, I look at the available information on the situation to date.

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