Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

It said the declaration followed 42 days "without a new case since the last confirmed patient was discharged."

🌟The Bright Side: Uganda declares end to 6th Ebola outbreak

Uganda on Saturday declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, which started in January and led to four deaths. The outbreak was caused by the Sudan strain, which still lacks an approved vaccine. A rapid vaccine trial was launched in February. More than 15,000 people in Africa have died of Ebola in the past 50 years.

No new Ebola cases have been detected in Uganda for 42 days - the Ministry of Health officially declared the renewed outbreak of virus infection in the East African country to be over.

In Uganda, the Ministry of Health has declared the recent Ebola outbreak to be over.

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

This announcement was made forty-two days after leaving the hospital of the last confirmed patient. The epidemic caused two deaths since the end of January.