Uganda confirms first case in current Ebola outbreak

The WHO has confirmed the first case of Ebola in Uganda during an ongoing outbreak which has engulfed regions of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. An affected 5-year-old child has been put in "isolation" after being admitted to Bwera hospital and the parents identified and "being monitored", according to a statement from Uganda's Minister of Health.

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(Photo: A member of the medical staff of the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) puts on her Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during a weekly rehearsal at the Bwera General Hospital in Bwera bordering with DRC. December 2018. Credit: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images