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Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

A health worker prepares to administer a a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, during a trial at Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda [Hajarah Nalwadda/AP]

Uganda has officially declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak, three months after the first cases emerged in the capital, Kampala.

The Ministry of Health announced the milestone on Saturday via its official X account, calling it “good news” and confirming that 42 days had passed without new infections since the last patient was discharged.

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