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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo
WHO said Uganda’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is over after 20 cases and two deaths, even as Congo reported more than 5,600 cases.
- On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over, after monitoring the situation to ensure no transmission chains remained.
- Uganda declared the epidemic over on July 28, following an outbreak that caused 20 cases and two deaths in the country.
- Cases continue to rise in Congo, with more than 5,600 cases and more than 2,700 deaths; the outbreak is the second-deadliest in history and is outpacing containment efforts.
- Marie Roseline Belizaire, director of emergency preparedness for the WHO African region, flagged an immediate $30 million funding gap, warning, "Without this immediate investment, we risk stalling the momentum we have built."
- Belizaire noted that "transmission remains very active," and analyses of the Bundibugyo virus show no signs of mutation despite rapid spread.
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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo
The outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization official told a briefing on Wednesday.
·London, United Kingdom
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The Ebola outbreak in Uganda is definitively over, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms. The government had already declared the country Ebola-free in late July.
·Kobbegem, Belgium
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