Uganda: Government Rules Out Ebola Outbreak

Kampala — The Ministry of Health yesterday dismissed reports of an Ebola outbreak in the country but rather confirmed that a patient in Mubende District died of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, the State Minister for Health in charge of general duties, Ms Sarah Opendi, asked the public to disregard reports alleging an Ebola outbreak.

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